Novato is a city of roughly 54,000 residents, located north of San Francisco in Marin County, California. Cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have been reported in the city, at times involving minors. Media reports have also documented the assault and murder of commercial sex victims in Novato. Child endangerment has also occurred in prostitution […]
Metairie is a census-designated place of approximately 143,000 residents, located on the outskirts of New Orleans near Kenner in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Residents and law enforcement have reported problems with prostitution in the area, historically along the Airline Highway but also arranged online and occurring in local hotels. At least four distinct cases of child […]
Gretna is a city of approximately 17,600 residents, located just across the Mississippi River from New Orleans in Jefferson Parish, LA. Problems with prostitution and sex trafficking have been reported in the area for decades. This activity and its ancillary crimes have resulted in residential complaints to local law enforcement. The local sex trade has […]
Greenville is the county seat of and the most populous city in Pitt County, NC, with a population of about 93,000 residents. It is also the principal city of the Greenville metropolitan area. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been reported in the city, in addition to at least one case of assault and robbery of […]
Boone is a town of approximately 18,000 residents, located in Watauga County in the Blue Hill Mountains of western North Carolina. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented as local problems for decades. In a relatively recent example, in 2019 an owner of a massage parlor was arrested after Boone County Sheriff’s Office deputies began […]
San Angelo is a city of approximately 100,030 residents, located in Tom Green County in west-central Texas, along the Concho River. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been documented in the city for decades, dating back to brothels operating in the late 1800s. This activity leads to complaints from the community, which spurs police responses. […]
Salisbury is a city of approximately 34,000 residents, located in central North Carolina’s Rowan County situated along the 1-85 corridor. Prostitution and the sex trafficking of minors have been reported in the area, and members of the community have complained to law enforcement about prostitution-related activities. On at least one occasion, a prostituted person was shot […]
North Highlands is a census-designated place of approximately 49,000 residents, located north of Sacramento in Sacramento County, California. Local law enforcement and business owners have reported problems with prostitution in the community for years. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is sex trafficking. A wide range of additional crimes associated […]
Bloomington is a small city of approximately 86,000 residents, located just south of Minneapolis in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Local law enforcement agencies have reported problems with prostitution and sex trafficking in the city for several years, with activities often concentrated in and around the city’s hotels and motels. Since 2010, the Bloomington Police Department has […]
Greeley is a city of approximately 109,000 residents in north-central Colorado. It is the largest city and county seat in Weld County, CO. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and in the greater county area. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in an increase in complaints to local […]
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