Center Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio. Its population is roughly 6,000 residents. Columbiana County is located on the state’s border with Pennsylvania, about 20 miles south of Youngstown and 40 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. Other noteworthy cities within the county include East Palestine and Salem. Prostitution and sex trafficking, and a wide range of associated […]
Ward County is a county of approximately 69,ooo residents located in the northwest part of North Dakota. Its county seat is Minot. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the county and in the 2010s increased substantially due to the rapid population growth from the oil production “boom” in the Bakken region. For example, […]
Pierre is the capital city of South Dakota, located in the center of the state. It has a population of approximately 14,000 residents and is the county seat of Hughes County, SD. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and greater county area. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted […]
Missoula County is a county of approximately 120,000 residents, located in Western Montana. Its county seat and largest city is Missoula, MT. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county. Local businesses and residents have complained about prostitution, and the community plays a role in law enforcement deciding to conduct enforcement […]
Rexburg is a city of roughly 35,000 residents in southeastern Idaho. It’s the largest city in and county seat of Madison County, and the principal city of the Rexburg Micropolitan Statistical Area (which includes Fremont County and Madison County). Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream […]
Post Falls is a city of approximately 43,000 residents in Kootenai County, Idaho, between Coeur d’Alene and Spokane, Washington. It is a suburb to the east of Coeur d’Alene. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and greater county area. In the late 1980s and early 1990s the city experienced significant problems […]
Payette is a city of roughly 8,400 residents in southwestern Idaho and is the county seat of Payette County. Payette County lies along U.S. Route 95 in the Treasure Valley of southwest Idaho, about 50 miles west of Boise, and borders the state of Oregon. It is part of the Ontario, OR Micropolitan Statistical Area. […]
Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, located just east of Reno, that has approximately 10,000 residents. Prostitution in the state of Nevada is legal within very narrow parameters. It can occur legally in counties with populations under 700,000 residents, if the counties vote to allow legal, regulated brothels to operate within their boundaries. […]
Olympia, the capital of Washington state and county seat of Thurston County, WA, is located at the southern end of Puget Sound, and has a population of approximately 56,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results […]
Yakima County is a county in Central Washington state of approximately 257,000 residents. The county seat and largest city is Yakima, WA. Prostitution has been described by residents and businesses as a substantial problem in the county for decades, and more recently sex trafficking has been uncovered in several investigations. The county has also documented […]
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