Rochester is a city of approximately 121,000 residents, located about an hour’s drive south of St. Paul in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been reported in the city for decades, as have cases of assaults and robberies committed against sexually exploited persons as well as sex buyers. In an effort to reduce […]
Roanoke is a city in the state of Virginia with a population of approximately 100,000. 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. Some of […]
Riviera Beach is a city of approximately 37,000 residents located just north of West Palm Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida. Community members and city officials have reported problems with prostitution in the city for several decades, often linking commercial sex sales to local drug trafficking markets. Prostitution-related homicides and aggravated assaults specifically targeted toward prostituted […]
Riverside County is located in southern California, southeast of Los Angeles, with a population of approximately 2.5 million. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as substantial problems in the communities (e.g., Corona, Hemet, Lake Elsinore, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Riverside, Temecula) and unincorporated ares of the county. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Riverside Police […]
The town of Riverhead is the county seat of Suffolk County, New York, on the north shore of Long Island near Southampton and Riverside. It has a population of approximately 34,000 residents. Prostitution has been identified as a substantial problem in the city, generating numerous complaints to police and a wide range of associated crimes. For […]
Riverside is a city of approximately 317,000 residents, located 60 miles east of Los Angeles, in Riverside County, California. The city has reported problems with both prostitution and sex trafficking for at least two decades, including the murder of prostituted women, at least one pimp, and serial killers targeting prostituted women and girls. For example, […]
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia and government seat of Henrico County, VA. The city has a population of approximately 230,000 residents. It is surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as substantial local problems by law enforcement in the city, and residents have complained to […]
Richmond County is a county in Georgia; it houses Augusta and several smaller communities. Richmond County has a population of approximately 205,000. Police say that prostitution is a problem locally, and they have used tactics to combat demand, primarily reverse stings and identity disclosure. Sex trafficking is also well documented locally. However, police have said […]
Richmond is a city of approximately 116,000 residents, located in the East Bay portion of the San Francisco Metropolitan Area in Contra Costa County, California. Local law enforcement have reported problems related to prostitution (sex trafficking of minors, targeted sexual assault and murder of prostituted women) in the city, and residents and businesses have complained […]
Richfield is a city in the greater Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota area, with a population of approximately 37,000. Sex trafficking and prostitution are well-documented local problems. For example, in 2007 an investigation led to the discovery of an enterprise that brought women from central American and Caribbean countries to Minnesota, and resulted in indictments against 25 […]
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