South Fulton is a city in Fulton County, GA, in the Atlanta metropolitan area. It was incorporated in 2017 from parts of southwest Fulton County and has a population of roughly 108,000 residents. Since its incorporation in 2017, prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented by city officials. In May 2020, an investigation—originally in search […]
Copperas Cove is a city located in central Texas with a majority of the city falling within Coryell County and two smaller portions falling in Lampasas and Bell Counties. It has a population of approximately 38,000 residents. The City of Copperas Cove has documented instances of prostitution and sex trafficking of children. For example, in […]
Albany County is a county in New York with a population of approximately 313,000. It is located south of the Mohawk River and west of the Hudson River. The seat of Albany County is the city of Albany, NY, also the capital of New York State. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in […]
Collin County is a county of approximately 1 million residents located in the northeastern region of Texas. Collin County is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area and the county seat is McKinney, TX. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented in the county and surrounding communities. Among the more serious issues associated […]
Tallapoosa County is located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama and has a population of approximately 41,000 residents. The county’s largest city is Alexander City, and the county seat is Dadeville. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have consistently been reported by county officials but have only recently initiated demand-reduction […]
Baldwin County, AL is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Alabama and has a population of approximately 220,000 residents. It is the largest county in Alabama and is located on the eastern side of Mobile Bay. The county seat is the town of Bay Minette, AL. The Baldwin County […]
Walker County is a county located in central Alabama. It has a population of roughly 65,000 residents and the county seat is Jasper, AL. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented in the county, especially within the last decade. In May 2011, members of the Walker County Sheriff’s Office’s Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET) conducted a street-level […]
Buena Vista County is located east of Sioux City, Iowa. It has a population of about 21,000, roughly half of which live in the county seat and largest city, Storm Lake. Prostitution activity has been reported in the community over the past decade, and on at least two occasions, local law enforcement have uncovered commercial […]
Southfield is a city in Oakland County, Michigan with a population of approximately 76,000. It is a northern suburb abutting the city limit of Detroit, MI. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in the city and throughout Oakland County for decades. For example, in February 2013 the Michigan State Attorney General’s Office announced […]
Vandalia is a suburban city of roughly 15,000 residents in Montgomery County, Ohio, near Dayton. In addition to being the city closest to Dayton International Airport, Vandalia lies at the crossroads of I-75 and I-70, making it a major hub for business travel and a draw for commercial sex and sex trafficking — problems which […]
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