Woodland is a city in central California of approximately 61,000 residents. It is the county seat of Yolo County, CA, and the county is included in the Greater Sacramento metropolitan area and is located in the Sacramento Valley. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems within the city. Among the more serious crimes associated with […]
Lompoc is a city of approximately 44,000 residents, located in Santa Barbara County, California. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Sant Barbara County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and […]
With a population of approximately 73,000, Bismarck is the capitol of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. The city has a long history of prostitution and the problems associated with it, including sex trafficking and illicit massage businesses. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is child […]
Boxborough is a city of approximately 6,400 residents, located about 25 miles West of Boston in central Massachusetts. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented problems in Boxborough as well as surrounding areas. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been targeted by local law enforcement […]
La Vista is a suburb of Omaha, NE with a population of approximately 17,000 residents, located in Sarpy County. In an attempt to reduce consumer-level demand that drives both prostitution and sex trafficking markets locally, police have conducted at least one web-based reverse sting operation. In June 2017, a multi-agency effort led to the arrests […]
Gillette is a city in Northeastern Wyoming of approximately 33,000 residents, located along Interstate 90. It is the largest city and government seat of Campbell County, WY. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Campbell County. This activity and the problems and ancillary […]
Scottsbluff is a city of about 14,000 residents located in southwestern Nebraska, near the Wyoming border, in Scotts Bluff County. Authorities at local, state, and federal levels have identified the city’s proximity to Interstate 80 (specifically, located on the highway connecting Interstate’s 25 and 80) to be the primary factor in the level of prostitution […]
Santa Barbara County is located on the Pacific Coast of Southern California, north of Los Angeles. Incidents of prostitution and human trafficking in and around the city of Santa Barbara and in other areas of the county have been reported for years. For example, in 2010, the Santa Barbara Police Department, responding to reports of […]
Springfield is a town of approximately 9,000 residents. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and other county areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Consumer-level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking […]
Stevens Point is a city of roughly 26,000 residents, located in Portage County, approximately 25 miles west of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. Throughout 2017 and early 2018, police had fielded increasing levels of complaints from residents and businesses, and […]
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