Dale County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Alabama and has a population of approximately 49,000 residents. Its government seat and largest city is Ozark, AL. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have recently been documented in the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates […]
Leon County is a county in the Panhandle of the state of Florida. Its county seat is also the state of Florida’s capitol, Tallahassee, FL, and has a population of approximately 293,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as pervasive problems in the county, in addition, there have been reports […]
Allegany County is a county in the northwestern of Maryland and has a population of approximately 68,000 residents. Its county seat is Cumberland, MD. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in Allegany County. Among the more serious issues associated with the commercial sex market is sex trafficking. For example, in June of […]
North Ridgeville is a city located along the eastern border of Lorain County, Ohio. The city’s population is roughly 36,000, and it is a suburb of Cleveland. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems within the city and the region. For example, law enforcement officials arrested two Lorain County men after an investigation into possible […]
Salem is a city of approximately 12,000 residents in northern Ohio, located in Columbiana County, with a small section in southern Mahoning County. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems locally, and the local sex trade produces many additional crimes such as violence and drug offenses. Child sex trafficking and the commercial sexual exploitation of […]
Amherst is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, located about 30 miles west of Cleveland. Its population is about 12,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented problems within Amherst and throughout the county. Some cases of the local sex trade have involved involved child sexual abuse materials (CSAM, often called “child pornography” in state […]
Dublin is a city in Franklin County in the state of Ohio. Its population is roughly 49,000 residents, and the city is a suburb of Columbus. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented local problems. For example, in October 2018, Dublin Police arrested four Columbus women on soliciting charges in the 500 block of Metro […]
Oconee County is a county in the westernmost part of South Carolina that has a population of approximately 80,000 residents. Its county seat is Walhalla and its largest city is Seneca. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county. For example, in May 2012, a 62-year-old Seneca resident and “former Guardian […]
Perry is a city in central Georgia, located in Houston County, GA, with approximately 22,000 residents. It is the county seat of Houston County. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have recently been documented in the city and surrounding areas. Among the more serious issues associated with prostitution in the city is the sex trafficking […]
Houston County is a county located in central Georgia with a population of approximately 167,000 residents. Its county seat is Perry, although the city of Warner Robins is substantially larger in both area and population. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have recently been documented in the county. Among the more serious issues associated with […]
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