The City of Wheat Ridge is a home rule municipality located in Jefferson County, Colorado and has a population of approximately 33,000 residents. Wheat Ridge is located immediately west of Denver and is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood Metropolitan Statistical Area. Due to its close proximity to Denver, instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have […]
Kiowa County is a county in Colorado with a population of approximately 1,000 residents, making it the fifth-least populous county in Colorado. Its county seat is Eads. Although prostitution and sex trafficking are not significant issues in the county, cases of their occurrence have been documented. To curtail prostitution activity in the county, the Kiowa […]
Golden is a city and former gold rush town of approximately 20,000 residents, located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It is the county seat of Jefferson County, CO. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated residential complaints to […]
Glenwood Springs is a resort city in northwestern Colorado, known for its hot springs. It is the government seat of Garfield County and has a population of approximately 10,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Garfield County. This activity and its ancillary crimes […]
Davis is a city of approximately 67,000 residents located west of Sacramento in Yolo County, CA. Due to the city’s close proximity to the city of Sacramento, instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented for decades. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated residential reports to local law enforcement. Among the more serious […]
Fresno County is located in central California, and houses more than one million residents. Its population center and government seat is the city of Fresno. Street prostitution has posed significant problems for the city, and police reports have noted complaints from local business owners and residents for decades. Multiple cases of sex trafficking (of both […]
Menifee is a city of approximately 106,000 residents in Riverside County, California, within the Los Angeles Combined Statistical Area. The city is centrally located in Southern California, in the Menifee Valley, about 15 miles north of Temecula and just north of Murrieta. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented throughout the county for decades, […]
Sherman County, Oregon is home to approximately 1,900 residents. It is the second-least populated county in the state and is bordered by Gilliam County on the east, which is also sparsely populated. Sherman County is at the northern border of the state and is directly south of Washington. The county seat is Moro, and the […]
Jackson County, is a county in Southwestern Oregon that has a population of about 224,000 residents. Its county seat and largest city is Medford, OR, which is also the 4th largest metro area in the state. Other noteworthy cities in the county are Central Point and Ashland. These communities and unincorporated areas of the county […]
Nueces County is a county of approximately 363,000 residents, located on the southeast coast of Texas. Its county seat and largest city is Corpus Christi, TX. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated residential reports to local […]
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