Erwin is a town of about 6,000 residents that serves as the government seat of Unicoi County, Tennessee. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems locally and throughout the region, and to address them, tactics used have included those targeting sex buyers. For example, in June 2021, seven men were arrested and charged in an […]
Shorter is a town of about 350 residents in Macon County, AL. Macon County is located in the east central part of the state, and county seat is Tuskegee. The town of Shorter lies about midway between Tuskegee and Montgomery, AL. Instances of prostitution have been documented in the city and surrounding areas. The Shorter […]
Lewiston is a city of approximately 33,000 residents in north central Idaho, and is the county seat of Nez Perce County. It is the second-largest city in the northern Idaho region behind Coeur d’Alene, and ninth-largest in the state. Prostitution has been a well-documented problem in the region for decades. Prostitution was legal in Lewiston […]
Cape Coral is a city of approximately 205,000 residents in the Fort Myers metropolitan area in Lee County. Sex trafficking and prostitution have been well-documented problems in the city, and the region, for decades. Local cases have included child sex trafficking, the murder of prostituted women, and the robbery and murder of sex buyers. This […]
Largo is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George’s County, Maryland, with a population of about 12,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking throughout the county are well documented. For example, in July 2013, state, local and FBI law enforcement officers participated in a coordinated child sex trafficking operation that resulted in the arrest of […]
Andalusia is a city in and the county seat of Covington County, AL, and has a population of approximately 8,800 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents […]
Camden County, New Jersey Camden is located directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is part of the Philadelphia/Camden metropolitan area. Its county seat is the city of Camden, and the county’s population is roughly 524,000. The city of Camden and its surrounding areas have high levels of poverty and high crime rates […]
Kearney is the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska. The city’s population is approximately 31,000. It is located in the south-central region of the state, along the Interstate 80 corridor. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and other areas of Buffalo County for years, and generate a wide range of additional […]
St. Charles is a city in Winona County, MN, and has a population of approximately 4,000 residents. It promotes itself as the gateway to Whitewater State Park, which is located 7 miles north of the city on Minnesota State Highway 74. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding […]
Doral is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, with a population of approximately 76,000. Doral is located about 1 mile from Miami International Airport and 13 miles from Downtown Miami. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented local problems in Doral. For example, in 2014, two massage parlors in Doral, owned by the same person, were […]
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