Lynwood is a city of approximately 66,000 residents, located in Los Angeles County, CA. The city is among the less affluent communities in the Los Angeles area, and has had longstanding and well-known problems with crime, including street prostitution – particularly along Long Beach Boulevard. Sex trafficking of high school girls has also been documented […]
Lumberton is a city of approximately 21,000 residents, located in southern North Carolina along the state’s Inner Banks. It is the county seat of Robeson County, NC. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city for decades. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated residential complaints to local law enforcement. Among the […]
Lufkin is an East Texas city located in Angelina County, TX with a population of approximately 34,000 residents. Local instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city for decades. Among the more serious issues associated with the city’s commercial sex market is sex trafficking. For example, in December 2017, the Texas […]
Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States, with a population of nearly four million residents in the city proper. It is the largest city and the government seat of Los Angeles County. Prostitution and sex trafficking are chronic and widespread problems in the area, with activities centered for decades within the […]
Longview is a city of approximately 82,000 residents, located in Gregg County in eastern Texas. Situated at the intersection of Interstate 20, Route 80, and Route 259, Longview has been a site of widespread prostitution for decades, and child sex trafficking is also well-documented. To address such issues driven by the consumer-level demand that funds all […]
Long Beach is the second largest city in the metro Los Angeles Area, with approximately 460,000 residents, and is located within Los Angeles County, CA. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been chronic and ubiquitous problems in the city for decades, with activities frequently concentrated along the Pacific Coast Highway and other major thoroughfares. Among the […]
Lincoln is the capital and second-largest city in Nebraska, with about 293,000 residents. Prostitution has been a persistent and visible problem in the area, and the sex trafficking of minors in Lincoln has been well documented for decades. Robberies of sex buyers have also been documented. Community members have complained to local law enforcement about […]
Lexington is a city of approximately 322,000 residents, located in Fayette County in northeast Kentucky. It is the state’s second-largest city. Street prostitution and indoor prostitution rings (including multi-state sex trafficking rings) have presented persistent and severe problems in the area for decades. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex […]
Lenexa is a city of approximately 59,000 residents, located in northeast Kansas. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Johnson County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes […]
Lawrence is a city of approximately 80,000 residents, located in Essex County, in Northeastern Massachusetts. In recent decades it has had among lowest median household income in the state. Prostitution has presented persistent and serious problems in the city for decades, including documented cases of sex trafficking, child endangerment, and the rape and homicide of […]
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