Jefferson Parish, Louisiana has population of about 434,000 residents and is included in the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county’s second largest city and government seat is Gretna, with approximately 18,000 residents, located just east of and across the Mississippi River from New Orleans. The parish spans the area from Lake Pontchartrain abutting […]
Bozeman is a city of about 55,000 in Southern Montana and is the county seat of Gallatin County, MT. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented in the city and surrounding area. Records of Bozeman’s red-light district date back to the 1870s, when a successful madam came from Helena, MT. In an 1880 census, there were […]
Ramsey County has a population of approximately 543,000, and its largest city and county seat is St. Paul, Minnesota’s state capital. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities and unincorporated areas of the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul metro region. St. Paul has experienced a wide range of problems associated […]
Lake County is located on the northwestern edge of Indiana, and is considered within the outer suburbs of the greater Chicago metro area. It is the second-most populous county in Indiana (with approximately 499,000 residents), and its county seat is the city of Crown Point. Among the other cities of note within the county is […]
Taylor County is in city of approximately 143,000 residents, most residing in the city of Abilene (pop. 125,000), and is located about 200 miles West of the Dallas Fort Worth metropolitan area, along Route 10. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city of Abilene and and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated […]
Bexar County is located in southern Texas and has a population of approximately 2 million. The county seat and most populous city, San Antonio, TX, has a population of over 1.5 million residents within city limits. Due to the county’s location, prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by community leaders and law enforcement agencies […]
Birmingham is the second largest city in Alabama, with a population of approximately 200,000 residents. It is the largest city and county seat of Jefferson County, AL. 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 […]
Tulsa County is located in northeastern Oklahoma, and has a population of roughly 673,000 residents, making it the second most populous county in Oklahoma. Its county seat and largest city is Tulsa, OK, the second-largest city in the state. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented problems in this county, and the Northeast region of […]
Lennox is a census-designated place of approximately 22,500 residents, in southeastern Los Angeles County, CA, near the cities of Inglewood and Hawthorne. The community has reported chronic problems with prostitution for several decades. At least one serial killer targeting prostituted women has also operated in Lennox. To address these and other crimes arising from the […]
Janesville is a city of about 64,000 residents situated along Interstate 34, south of Madison, Wisconsin. Certain areas of the city have been known to experience prostitution activity. In recent years, local law enforcement agencies have reported substantial commercial sex activity with an increased use of web advertising to solicit prostitution. In September, 2022, a […]
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