Williamsburg is an independent city of about 15,600 residents located on the Virginia Peninsula, in the northern part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and lies between Richmond and Newport News/Hampton metro regions. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented problems within the city, and […]
Vestavia Hills is a city in the state of Alabama that occupies parts of both Jefferson and Shelby counties. It is a suburb of Birmingham and its population is roughly 39,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of both Jefferson and Shelby counties. For example, in […]
Jefferson County is the most populous county in the state of Alabama, with a population of roughly 668,000 residents. It is located in central Alabama and the county seat is Birmingham. Prostitution activity has been well-documented throughout Jefferson County for many years. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints […]
Kittitas County is a county in the center of Washington state, located just north of Yakima, WA, and has a population of approximately 48,000 residents. Its largest city and county seat is Ellensburg, WA. Prostitution activity has been well-documented throughout the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints […]
Schenectady County is located about 20 miles northwest of Albany in upstate New York. Its population is about 158,000, and its county seat is the city of Schenectady (with about 67,000 of the county’s residents). Street prostitution has been reported in Schenectady for over forty years, and in the early 1980s police had identified the […]
Lafayette Parish is a county in Louisiana located an hour west of Baton Rouge. It has a population of roughly 244,000, and its government seat is the city of Lafayette. Prostitution and related activity have been well-documented in the cities and surrounding areas of the parish. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it […]
Erie County is a county of approximately 273,000 residents located in western Pennsylvania, on Lake Erie. The largest city and county seat is Erie (the fourth largest city in Pennsylvania, with a population of approximately 100,000). Documented cases of prostitution and sex trafficking in the county date back to the 1950s. This activity and its […]
Beaver County is located in the northwest suburbs of Pittsburgh in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Its population is roughly 167,000, and the county seat is the city of Beaver. Other substantial cities and towns within the Western Pennsylvania county are Beaver Falls, Aliquippa, Center Township, Ambridge, Rochester, and Monaca. Prostitution has been recognized as a local […]
Fulton County is located in North-Central Georgia with a population of about 1.066 million. Its county seat and largest city is Atlanta, and other substantial cities within Fulton County include College Park, Johns Creek, and Alpharetta. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented and longstanding problems throughout the cities and unincorporated areas of Fulton County. For […]
Passaic County, New Jersey is located just west of New York City and includes the cities of Passaic, Paterson and Clifton. The county has a population of about 500,000. Local residents and law enforcement officials have reported problems with prostitution in the cities and unincorporated areas of the county, both at street level and in […]
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