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 […]
Pensacola is a city of approximately 54,000 residents in Escambia County in western Florida. Prostitution and child sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in the city for many decades. Other crimes associated with commercial sex have also occurred locally, including the assault and murder of prostituted women and a serial killer who targeted prostituted persons […]
Troutdale is a city of approximately 17,000 residents in Northwestern Oregon. It is located in Multnomah County, OR, and is a suburb of Portland, OR. It is located just east of the city along the Columbia River and Interstate 84. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city. For example, residents […]
Superior is a city of approximately 27,000 residents, located along Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin’s Douglas County. Situated across the bay from Duluth, Minnesota, the cities comprise the Twin Ports metropolitan area. Prostitution has been documented in Superior and Duluth dating back to the early 1900s. For example, between 1951 and 1956, there was a federal campaign […]
Keene is a city of about 23,000 residents, located about an hour’s drive west of Nashua in southern New Hampshire’s Cheshire County. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been documented in the city, and among the responses have been efforts to apprehend sex buyers and hold them accountable for motivating these crimes. In December 2013, […]
Canon City is a community of about 17,400 residents, located in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, southwest of Denver and Colorado Springs, located in Fremont County, CO. Prostitution and sex trafficking have historically been well-documented in the city and greater county area. Reports of robbery and violence against individuals engaging in commercial sex have been […]
Brookline is a relatively affluent suburb of Boston, Massachusetts, with a population of about 59,000, located in Norfolk County, MA. Prostitution, particularly indoor prostitution solicited online and occurring in residences and storefront brothels, is known to occur in Brookline and its neighboring suburbs. It has generated complaints and tips to police, and is linked to […]
Perrysburg is a city of approximately 25,000 residents, located south of Toledo in Wood County, Ohio. Situated along Interstate-75, the city has struggled with prostitution and sex trafficking activity in and around local truck stops and motels for decades. For example, in March 2014 a 16-year-old girl was rescued from a Perrysburg hotel in a […]
Richland is a city of roughly 62,000 residents in Eastern Washington state, located in Benton County, WA. The cities of Pasco, Richland, and Kennewick form the metropolitan area known as the Tri Cities. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented problems in the Tri-Cities area. For example, in 1981, the Richland Police Department participated in […]
Kennewick is a city of roughly 85,000 residents located in Benton County, WA. The cities of Pasco, Richland, and Kennewick form the metropolitan area known as the Tri Cities. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the Tri-Cities area. For example, in mid-2013, three Kennewick teenagers were arrested for coercing a 15-year-old girl into […]
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