Fair Haven is a neighborhood in the eastern part of the city of New Haven, CT, in New Haven County, located between the Mill and Quinnipiac rivers, and has a population of approximately 39,000 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the neighborhood and surrounding areas for decades. This activity and […]
Blackstone is a town in southern Worcester County, Massachusetts, on the Rhode Island border. Its population was 9,200 at the 2020 census. It is considered to be within the Providence, RI metropolitan area. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented problems in the area for years. A recent example occurred in May, 2021, when […]
Sangamon County is a county located in central Illinois, within the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its population is roughly 195,000, and its county seat and largest city is Springfield. Prostitution has been identified by law enforcement as a substantial problem in the city of Springfield and the other areas of the county dating back to […]
Martins Ferry is a city of approximately 6,200 residents in Belmont County, Ohio, directly across the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia. It is the largest city in Belmont County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in the city and surrounding Belmont County and the Wheeling metro region for years. For example, in […]
Haines City is the third most populous city in Polk County, FL, with approximately 25,000 residents. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven metropolitan statistical area, which, in turn, is considered part of the Tampa Bay Area. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. Among the more […]
Henry County is a county located on the northwestern border of Tennessee, and has a population of approximately 32,000 residents. Its government seat is Paris, TN. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county. Among the more serious issues associated with the county’s prostitution market is sex trafficking of adults and […]
Paris is a city of approximately 10,000 residents in northwestern Tennessee and is the county seat of Henry County. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and throughout the region for decades. For example, in 2015 a 47-year-old Paris man was one of 14 individuals arrested during a week-long undercover […]
Oak Ridge is a city in both Anderson County and Roane County, in the eastern part of Tennessee, situated about 25 miles west of downtown Knoxville, TN. The city has a population of approximately 32,000 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. Consumer level demand provides […]
Midlothian is an unincorporated area in Chesterfield County, VA. It is a western suburb of Richmond, and has a population of approximately 70,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in Midlothian and surrounding areas. Among the more serious crimes associated with the commercial sex market in the area is child sex trafficking. For […]
Otsego is a city 0f about 21,000 residents in Wright County, Minnesota. It is a northwest suburb within the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area. At least one operation targeting the consumer-level demand for prostitution has occurred in the city. In December 2021, an Otsego man was sentenced in a case involving an undercover prostitution investigation. The […]
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