Shorter is a town of about 350 residents in Macon County, AL. Macon County is located in the east central part of the state, and county seat is Tuskegee. The town of Shorter lies about midway between Tuskegee and Montgomery, AL. Instances of prostitution have been documented in the city and surrounding areas. The Shorter […]
Milton-Freewater is a city in Northeastern Oregon of approximately 7,000 residents located in Umatilla County, OR. The city received its current name in 1951 when the neighboring cities of Milton and Freewater voted to merge. The city is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in […]
Eatonville is a town in Orange County, Florida, located six miles north of Orlando. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee metropolitan statistical area, and has a population of approximately 2,300. Local prostitution is well documented in the town, and is related to numerous problems throughout the county, including child sex trafficking. The county has also […]
Montpelier is the capital city of Vermont. It has a population of approximately 7,500 people, making it the smallest state capital in the United States. It is located in Northern Vermont, 35 miles SE of Burlington, and serves as the government seat of Washington County. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented problems throughout Vermont, […]
Berkeley County is a county in South Carolina with a population of approximately 237,000 residents. The government seat is Moncks Corner, SC. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. […]
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 […]
Sunnyvale is a city located in the Santa Clara Valley in northwest Santa Clara County, CA, and has a population of approximately 153,000 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. Among the more serious issues associated with the city’s commercial sex market is child sex trafficking. […]
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, […]
Gallia County is located in the southeastern corner of Ohio, on the border of West Virginia. The area has a population of around 29,000 residents and is known for its assortment of villages, including Gallipolis, which currently serves as the county seat. In addition to sharing the eastern border with West Virginia, the county also […]
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 […]
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