Dorchester County, Maryland, has a population of about 33,000. It is located on the Atlantic coast of Maryland, and its county seat is the city of Cambridge (population approximately 12,000). Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the county and throughout the region. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates […]
Northampton County, Pennsylvania is located in the Lehigh Valley area, and has a population of about 314,000. The county seat is the city of Easton, and other substantial cities and townships include Bethlehem Township, Bethlehem, Palmer Township, and Hanover Township All of these communities have reported serious problems related to prostitution– particularly sex sales occurring […]
Baytown is a city within Harris County (with some areas in Chambers County) in the Gulf Coast region of Texas. It is located within the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area and has approximately 83,000 residents. Prostitution activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Harris and Chambers counties. […]
Lawrence County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, United States. The population is roughly 87,000 residents, and the county seat is New Castle (which contains about half of the county’s population). Lawrence County makes up the entire New Castle Micropolitan Statistical Area, and is included in the larger Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-WV-OH […]
Glynn County is situated in southeastern Georgia, near Savannah and north of Jacksonville, Florida. Glynn County has a population of approximately 85,000 residents. Reports of prostitution activity in and around Brunswick and Glynn County dates back two decades and has generated complaints from business owners and local residents. Among the more serious crimes associated with the […]
Lafayette Parish is a county in Louisiana located an hour west of Baton Rouge. It has a population of roughly 244,000, and its government seat is the city of Lafayette. Prostitution and related activity have been well-documented in the cities and surrounding areas of the parish. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it […]
Bossier Parish is located in northwest Louisiana, in the Shreveport metropolitan area and has a population of roughly 130,000 residents. The government seat is Bossier City, LA. Prostitution activity have been well-documented in the cities and surrounding areas of the parish. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to […]
Will County is in northeastern Illinois, in the Chicago metro area, and has a population of about 700,000 (the fourth-most populous county in the state). The county seat is the city of Joliet, and other communities include Romeoville and Matteson. Prostitution activity have been well-documented in the cities and unincorporated areas of the county. This […]
Lincoln County, North Carolina has a population of about 90,000, and is included in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the county, and throughout the region. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and […]
Blaine is a city in Anoka and Ramsey counties in the State of Minnesota. The population is about 71,000 residents. The city is located mainly in Anoka County, and is part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of the greater Minneapolis/St. […]
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