Osceola is a city of roughly 5,500 residents serving as the government seat of Clarke County in southern Iowa. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and throughout the region. Police officers have observed local ads for paid sex on websites and noted that the city is well-situated for prostitution and […]
Huntington is the largest city in and the county seat of Huntington County, Indiana, and its population is about 17,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city of Huntington and surrounding areas. For example, in July 2015 a woman from Huntington County was arrested on allegations that she was prostituting at […]
Chesterfield is a city in St Charles County, Missouri, and is a western suburb of the city of St. Louis. Its population is roughly 50,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity throughout St. Charles County – including the city of Chesterfield – have been well-documented. Among the tactics used to address prostitution and sex trafficking are […]
Woodfin is a small town of about 8,100 residents in Buncombe County, North Carolina. It is located in the western part of the state, near Asheville. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity are known to occur throughout the region, and individuals known to sexually exploit minors are known to reside in the town of Woodfin. For […]
Williamsburg is an independent city of about 15,600 residents located on the Virginia Peninsula, in the northern part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and lies between Richmond and Newport News/Hampton metro regions. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented problems within the city, and […]
Lubbock County is located between Amarillo and Midland in northwest Texas., and has a population of about 314,000 – most of whom live in the city of Lubbock (pop. 250,000+). Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well documented for decades in the city of Lubbock and in other areas of Lubbock County. For example, in […]
Graniteville is a census-designated place in Aiken County, South Carolina, with a population of about 3,300. It lies along U.S. Route 1, five miles west of Aiken in Horse Creek Valley near the city of Aiken (pop. 31,000). The community is part of the Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area, located in the Western portion of South Carolina; […]
Itasca County is located in northern Minnesota, and its county seat and largest city is Grand Rapids. The county population is roughly 45,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county. For example, in February 2019 two local men were arrested for trying to buy access to sexually abuse minors. Among the tactics […]
Mebane is a city of approximately 18,000 located mostly in Alamance County, North Carolina, and partly in Orange County, North Carolina. Prostitution, sex trafficking, and child sexual abuse material are well-documented problems in the city. For example, in November 2018, two women were arrested and charged with prostitution after an investigation prompted by complaints from […]
Burlington County, New Jersey is the largest county in the state by area, and is part of the Delaware Valley region, stretching across the state. The county’s population is about 464,000. Among its communities in the county is Mount Laurel, a township of approximately 42,000 residents, situated in northeastern New Jersey east of Cherry Hill and Camden. […]
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