Tom Green County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. Its population is roughly 119,000. Its county seat and largest city is San Angelo. Tom Green County is located in west-central Texas and is included in the San Angelo, TX metropolitan statistical area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity […]
Wichita County is located northern Texas. Its population is approximately 132,000, most of which reside in the city of Wichita Falls. The county abuts Sheppard Air Force Base. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city of Wichita Falls and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Wichita County. This activity and […]
Atascosa County, Texas, has a population of about 50,000, and its county seat is Jourdanton. Atascosa County is part of the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution activity has been well-documented throughout the county, and generates complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes associated with the […]
Cecil County, Maryland has a population of approximately 104,000, and its county seat is the city of Elkton (with roughly 16,000 residents). Local prostitution activity generates numerous complaints to police, and these complaints play a role in police devoting the resources to prostitution operations. Sex trafficking is also known to occur in the area. For […]
Hidalgo County is located in southeastern Texas, that sits along the Rio Grande river, across from Reynosa, Mexico. The county seat is Edinburg and the largest city is McAllen. The county’s population is roughly 880,000. McAllen has a population of approximately 142,000. Local law enforcement have reported problems with prostitution in the the McAllen area […]
Cleveland, Tennessee is the largest city in Bradley County (pop. 48,000) and is located in the southeastern portion of the state. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in Cleveland and throughout the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the […]
Bradley County is located in the southeastern portion of Tennessee. Its population is roughly 110,000, and its county seat is the city of Cleveland. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in Cleveland and throughout the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and […]
St. Clair County, Michigan is a county of about 160,000 residents, situated along the St. Clair River and across from Ontario, Canada. Prostitution activity– including attempts by adults to solicit prostitution acts from minors– has been reported locally throughout the county. Law enforcement agencies have attempted to curtail demand for prostitution by targeting sex buyers […]
Jefferson County is a county in the U.S. state of Colorado and has a population of approximately 583,00 residents, making it the fourth-most populous county in Colorado, located just southeast of Denver, CO. The county seat is Golden, CO, and the most populous city is Lakewood, CO. Prostitution and child sex trafficking activity has been […]
Blooming Grove Township is a community with a population of about 5,000, located in Pike County, Pennsylvania. Pike County is included in the New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the township and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Pike County, and the problems and ancillary crimes it […]
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