Kane County has a population of roughly 532,000 residents, making it the fifth-most populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Geneva and its largest city is Aurora. The county is located about 40 miles west of Chicago, near Naperville. Several of the cities in Kane County have pursued anti-demand approaches to combating prostitution and […]
Arapahoe County the third-most populous county in Colorado, with approximately 655,000 residents. The county seat is Littleton, and its most populous city is Aurora (with over 369,000 residents). Parts of the county have been well-known outdoor prostitution “strolls.” Prostitution and associated street crime and blight have been concentrated on Colfax Avenue, which runs through both […]
Newnan is a city of about 43,000 located in Metro Atlanta and the county seat of Coweta County, Georgia, approximately 40 miles southwest of Atlanta. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Coweta County. For example, in February 2017, seven people were arrested […]
Morris County, New Jersey, is located about 50 miles west of New York City, and has a population of about 511,000. The county seat is the city of Morristown, which is surrounded by Morris Township. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities (e.g., Morris Township, Parsipanny) and unincorporated areas of Morris […]
Essex County is located in the Northeaster part of New Jersey, near New York City. It’s population is approximately 855,000, making it the state’s third-most populous county. Newark is the largest city in New Jersey and is the county seat of Essex County. That city and other areas of Essex County (including the cities of […]
Revere is a city of approximately 59,000 residents, located on the Atlantic coast near Boston, Massachusetts. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and neighboring communities for decades. For example, in November, 2012 the owners of two massage parlors, one in Wellesley and the other in Revere, were arrested in connection […]
Clear Lake is a city of about 7,600 residents located in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. The city is named for the large lake on which it is located, and the city has marinas, state parks, and numerous tourism-related businesses. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in […]
Houston County is located in the southeastern corner of Alabama, with a population of approximately 107,000 residents. The county seat is Dothan. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county. For example, in 2017, a survivor of the Backpage.com sex trafficking operation filed a lawsuit in the Houston County Circuit Court against several defendants […]
Franklin County is a county of about 52,000 residents located in northern Kentucky. Its county seat is Frankfort, the state capital. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems within the county since the 1980s. For example, in May 2016, a grand jury indicted a 69-year-old man on charges of kidnapping, a Class B felony, […]
Woodbury County has approximately 106,000 residents, and is located in western Iowa along the Nebraska border, north of Omaha and south of Sioux Falls along Interstate 29. The county seat is Sioux City. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as problems in the cities and unincorporated areas of the county, and […]
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