Marion is a city of approximately 42,000 residents, located northeast of Cedar Rapids in Linn County, Iowa. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and in other areas of the county. This activity, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. […]
Coralville is a city of about 23,000 residents, located in the eastern part of Iowa, near Iowa City. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has been targeted by local law enforcement agencies as a strategy for prevention and response. For example, a web-based reverse sting was conducted in […]
Winder is a city of about Barrow County is a county of approximately 19,000 residents, located about 50 miles northeast of Atlanta, Georgia (near Athens). Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints from residents and businesses. For example, in 2006, three people were […]
Longview is a city of approximately 38,000 residents, located in southwest Washington state. It is the largest city in Cowlitz County, WA. Instances of prostitution have been documented in the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated complaints to local law enforcement from residents and businesses. For example, in 1984, a Longview couple […]
Encinitas is a coastal community of approximately 62,000 residents, located near Vista in San Diego County, California. Prostitution and child sex trafficking are known to have occurred in the city. Local law enforcement, supported by the San Diego North County Regional Prostitution/Human Trafficking Task Force have conducted periodic reverse stings to combat consumer-level demand for […]
Aberdeen is a city of approximately 17,000 residents in Gray Harbors County, WA. It is located two hours southeast of Seattle. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in the city for over a century. Until the late 1950’s, the city of Aberdeen permitted brothels to operate and commercial sex activity to occur legally. […]
Rossford is a small city of approximately 6,000 residents in Wood County, Ohio, located near Perrysburg and Toledo. Its major prostitution and sex trafficking problems have been attributed to its proximity to highways and the Toledo metropolitan area. News reports of widespread truck stop prostitution in Rossford and other communities along the Interstates 75 and […]
Perrysburg Township is a community of approximately 13,000 residents, located south of Toledo near Perrysburg in Wood County, Ohio. Situated along Interstate-75, the township has struggled with prostitution and sex trafficking activity in and around local truck stops and motels for decades. When asked by members of the press what led officers to target sex buyers in addition to prostituted women, […]
Lake Township is a small community of approximately 11,000 residents, located in Wood County, Ohio in the Toledo metropolitan area. Its major prostitution and sex trafficking problems are associated with the town’s truck stops and proximity to several major interstates and state highways. Among the more serious problems associated with the local commercial sex market have […]
Bristol is a city of about 17,000 residents located in the southeastern part of Virginia. The city straddles the Northeastern border of Tennessee, and is considered part of the “Tri-Cities” area comprised of Bristol (Virginia and Tennessee), Johnson City (Tennessee), Kingsport (Tennessee) and surrounding smaller communities. A wide range of problems associated with commercial sex […]
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