Lincolnton is a city of approximately 11,000 residents in Lincoln County, North Carolina. It is a suburb of the Charlotte metropolitan area. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city, including instances of child sex trafficking and online exploitation. To combat the demand for commercial sex activity, reverse stings have been conducted by the […]
Gaston County, North Carolina has a population of approximately 222,000, and its county seat is the city of Gastonia, (with approximately 72,000 residents). It is located in the western suburbs of Charlotte, North Carolina. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement […]
Patterson is a city of about 22,000 residents in Stanislaus County, located off Interstate 5 in the Central Valley region of California. It is about 30 miles southeast of Tracy, and is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated […]
Fuquay-Varina is a town in southern Wake County, North Carolina. Its population is roughly 30,000, and it is located in the central portion of the state. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city, including sex trafficking of minors and online exploitation. To combat demand for commercial sex activity, multi-agency reverse stings have been […]
Marin County is a county of approximately 262,000 in northern California, across the Golden Gate Strait from San Francisco. Its county seat is San Rafael. Other cities in the county that have worked to combat demand for commercial sex include Corte Madera, Mill Valley, and Novato. Prostitution and sex trafficking, including child sex trafficking, have […]
Craven County is located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The county’s population is 100,720, and the county seat is the city of New Bern. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented throughout the county. To combat the demand for commercial sex activity, and often in response to neighborhood complaints, undercover investigations and reverse […]
Kings County is a county of roughly 150,000 residents, located in central California between Fresno and Bakersfield. The county seat is Hanford. Prostitution activity, as well as related problems like drug use, have been well-documented in the county, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex […]
Jurupa Valley is a city of about 107,000 residents in souther California, located in the northwest corner of Riverside County. Prostitution and sex trafficking, and a wide range of associated crimes, have been well-documented throughout Riverside County for decades, including within the city of Jurupa Valley. For example, the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force […]
Indian Wells is a city of about 5,000 residents in Riverside County, located in southern California in the Coachella Valley between the cities of Palm Desert and La Quinta. Prostitution and sex trafficking have not been well-documented specifically in the city, but have been known to occur in the county and Coachella Valley area. At […]
Burien is a suburban city of roughly 52,000 residents in the U.S. state of Washington, located in King County, WA. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been documented in the city and greater county area for decades. This activity and its ancillary crimes have resulted in complaints to local law enforcement by residents and businesses. […]
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