Solano County is located in Northern California, roughly midway between San Francisco and Sacramento. The county is home to the Travis Air Force Base, and includes the cities of Vallejo, Vacaville, Fairfield, Roseville, and Rockville. These communities and other areas of the county have reported problems with both street- and web-based prostitution, and associated sex […]
Karns is a census-designated place in northwest Knox County, TN, with a population of approximately 3,500, and is located about 11 miles northwest of the center of Knoxville, TN. Instances of prostitution have been documented in the city, and among the more serious issues associated with the area’s commercial sex market is child sex trafficking. […]
San Mateo County is a county in Northwest California, covering the majority of the San Francisco Peninsula, with a population of approximately 767,000 residents. The government seat is Redwood City and the county is included in the San Francisco–Oakland–Hayward Metropolitan Statistical Area in addition to being a part of the San Francisco Bay Area. Prostitution […]
South Gate is a city in Los Angeles County, CA located 7 miles southeast of Downtown Los Angeles, and has a population of approximately 91,000 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. In response to the significant amount of prostitution-related activity occurring at South Gate motels, motel […]
Los Angeles County, officially known as the County of Los Angeles, and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the most populous county in the United States and in the state of California, with a population of more than ten million residents. The city of Los Angeles, CA is the county seat, the county’s largest city, […]
Quincy is a city and the county seat of Gadsden County, FL, and has a population of approximately 7,800 residents. The city is part of the Tallahassee, FL, MSA. Although instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been limited within the city of Quincy due to its proximity to Tallahassee, FL, the city has taken […]
Stark County is a county in northeastern Ohio with a population of approximately 374,000 residents. Its county seat is Canton. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented within the county and in its unincorporated areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents […]
Northfield is a village of approximately 4,000 residents in Summit County, Ohio. It is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area. Reports of prostitution and sex trafficking have recently been documented within the area. The substantial increase in instances of prostitution and sex trafficking in Northfield Village and its surrounding communities resulted in community action. […]
Belle Isle is a city in Central Florida, located just 15 minutes south of Orlando, FL in Orange County. It has a population of approximately 7,000 residents and is a part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking have demonstrated to be significant issues within Orange County, particularly within Orlando and its […]
Jefferson County is a county located in the Coastal Plain or Gulf Prairie region of Southeast Texas along the Texas and Louisiana border and has a population of approximately 253,000 residents. The county seat is Beaumont, TX. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented within the county and in unincorporated areas. This activity and […]
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