Sonoma County is located on the northern coast of California, and has a population of approximately 486,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as substantial problems in the city, and residents have complained to police about prostitution in certain neighborhoods. Violence and other crimes, such as drugs and physical assault of […]
Sarasota is located on the southwestern coast of Florida in Sarasota County near Bradenton, and has a population of approximately 58,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as substantial problems in the city, and residents have complained to police about prostitution in multiple neighborhoods. At least five cases of homicide […]
Sanford is a city in central Florida, near Orlando, with a population of approximately 61,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and in other areas of the county. This activity, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. A wide […]
San Jose is the county seat of Santa Clara County, which is located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay area. It is the third-largest city in California, with a population of just under one million. Sex trafficking and prostitution have been identified by law enforcement and residents as substantial problems in the […]
San Antonio is a large city in southern Texas’ Bexar County, and with a population of over 1.5 million residents. San Antonio is the largest city in southern Texas, the second largest city in the state of Texas, and the 7th largest city in the United States. Exacerbated by the city’s location, prostitution and sex […]
Salt Lake City, is the capitol and the most populous city of the state of Utah. It has a population of approximately 200,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Salt Lake County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to […]
Salem is city that serves both as the state capital of Oregon and the county seat of Marion County, OR, and has a population of approximately 178,ooo residents. Documented cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have occurred in the community, and residents living in areas affected by prostitution have reported being propositioned by potential sex […]
Rochester is a city of approximately 200,000 residents, located east of Buffalo in Monroe County, New York. The city has experienced chronic and well-documented issues related to prostitution and sex trafficking for many decades. A recent example includes a case in which a Rochester man pled guilty to sex trafficking by coercion, admitting to using […]
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia and government seat of Henrico County, VA. The city has a population of approximately 230,000 residents. It is surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as substantial local problems by law enforcement in the city, and residents have complained to […]
Richmond is a city of approximately 116,000 residents, located in the East Bay portion of the San Francisco Metropolitan Area in Contra Costa County, California. Local law enforcement have reported problems related to prostitution (sex trafficking of minors, targeted sexual assault and murder of prostituted women) in the city, and residents and businesses have complained […]
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