Huron County is a county in northern Ohio of approximately 58,000 residents. Its county seat is Norwalk, and it is located just south of Lake Erie. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated residential complaints to local law enforcement. Among the more […]
The Dalles is the largest city of Wasco County, OR, with a population of approximately 16,000 residents. Due to the city’s close proximity to Portland, instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated residential complaints to local law enforcement. Among […]
Big Rapids is the county seat of Mecosta County, MI and has a population of approximately 9,000 residents. The city is located within Big Rapids Township, but is politically independent. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated residential complaints […]
Lebanon is a city in Linn County that has a population of approximately 19,000 residents. The city is located in northwest Oregon, southeast of the state capital, Salem. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding area for decades. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated citizen complaints […]
Kenosha is a city in – and the county seat of – Kenosha County, WI, and has a population of approximately 100,000 residents. It is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas for decades. For example, in 1987, a […]
Logan is a city in Cache County, UT, with a population of approximately 53,000 residents. The city is notorious for its strict laws and zero tolerance for prostitution and related offenses. For example, according to the city’s laws in 1877, prostitution or owning a house of “ill-fame” was punishable with up to a $100 fine […]
Williamsport is a city in, and the county seat of, Lycoming County, PA, and has a population of approximately 29,000 residents. It is the principal city of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of about 114,000 residents. Due to the city’s location along the Route 15 highway, prostitution and sex trafficking are […]
Lewisburg is a borough in Union County, PA, 30 miles southeast of Williamsport and 60 miles north of Harrisburg, and has a population of roughly 5,700 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and its ancillary crimes, have generated residential complaints to local law […]
Bessemer is a southwestern suburb of Birmingham in Jefferson County, AL, and has a population of roughly 27,000 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is sex trafficking of adults and minors. For example, […]
Camp Verde is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, with a population of about 12,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the communities within Yavapai County county towns and unincorporated areas, including Camp Verde. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been targeted by […]
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