Oakdale is a city of about 28,000 residents, located just northeast of St. Paul in Washington County, Minnesota. Sex trafficking has been well-documented in the city. For example, in 2011, an Oakdale woman who was a substitute teacher for a special-education school in North St. Paul was arrested and charged with soliciting an individual to […]
Missoula County is a county of approximately 120,000 residents, located in Western Montana. Its county seat and largest city is Missoula, MT. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county. Local businesses and residents have complained about prostitution, and the community plays a role in law enforcement deciding to conduct enforcement […]
Spokane County is a county located in the Northeastern corner of Washington state, near the Idaho border, and has a population of approximately 546,000 residents. Spokane, WA, is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, WA, it is also is the second largest city in the state. Prostitution has been a persistent and […]
Pueblo County is a county of about 170,000 residents in Colorado, located south of Denver and near Colorado Springs. The county’s most populous city and county seat is Pueblo. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been documented in the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated complaints from residents and businesses to local […]
Weld County is a county in the U.S. state of Colorado located just north of Denver. The county has a population of approximately 340,000 residents and its government seat and largest city is Greeley, CO. Weld County comprises the Greeley Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Denver–Aurora Combined Statistical Area. Instances of prostitution […]
Nueces County is a county of approximately 363,000 residents, located on the southeast coast of Texas. Its county seat and largest city is Corpus Christi, TX. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated residential reports to local […]
Reynoldsburg is a city in central Ohio of approximately 38,000 residents located within Fairfield County, Franklin County, and Licking County. It is a suburban community in the Columbus metropolitan area. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated residential reports […]
Oberlin is a city in northern Ohio, located in Lorain County, and has a population of approximately 8,000 residents. Due to the city’s close proximity to Cleveland, instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been reported in the city. The city is also home to numerous anti-human trafficking advocacy groups such as Project Unbound and Voices […]
Bessemer is a southwestern suburb of Birmingham in Jefferson County, AL, and has a population of roughly 27,000 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is sex trafficking of adults and minors. For example, […]
Erwin is a town of about 6,000 residents that serves as the government seat of Unicoi County, Tennessee. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems locally and throughout the region, and to address them, tactics used have included those targeting sex buyers. For example, in June 2021, seven men were arrested and charged in an […]
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