Grass Valley is a city in Nevada County, California, with a population of approximately 13,750. It is located in northeastern California, near the Nevada border. Reports of problems stemming from prostitution in the city date back to the brothels of the gold rush era in the 1800s. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for […]
Buffalo is a city that serves as the government seat of Dallas County, Missouri. Its population was roughly 3,300 at the 2020 census. Buffalo is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in other areas of Dallas County. Consumer […]
Latrobe is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The city population was just under 8,000 at the 2020 census. Latrobe was incorporated as a city in 1999. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the city and nearby communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and […]
Walton is a home rule-class city in Boone and Kenton counties, Kentucky. Its population is roughly 5,500. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has been targeted by local law enforcement agencies as a strategy for prevention and response. Demand reduction tactics used in the town include reverse stings, and […]
Lake Worth Beach (formerly known as “Lake Worth”) is a city of approximately 39,000 residents, located in Palm Beach County, about 15 minutes south of West Palm Beach, Florida. Prostitution is a persistent and visible problem in the area for decades, generating many complaints to law enforcement agencies. In a recent example from December, 2022, a […]
Alamogordo is the seat of Otero County, New Mexico. Its population is approximately 32,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the city, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. For example, in December, 2011, police in Alamogordo arrested a husband and wife on prostitution charges during an […]
Chaves County, New Mexico has a population of approximately 65,000, and its county seat is the city of Roswell. Prostitution has been a well-documented problem in Roswell and throughout the county for over 100 years. In 1914, Roswell adopted an ordinance making prostitution a misdemeanor. More recently, the Chavez County Sheriffs Office and the Roswell […]
Tinicum Township, more popularly known as “Tinicum Island,” is a community in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Its population is approximately 4,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the town and other areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. For example, in June, 2012 […]
Niles is a city in Berrien and Cass counties in southern Michigan, near South Bend, Indiana. Its population is approximately 12,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. Drugs have been connected to the local commercial sex mark, and there have been cases of child sex […]
Pamlico County is located on the Atlantic Coast of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was just over 12,000. Its county seat is Bayboro. Pamlico County is part of the New Bern, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and demand reduction […]
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