Dubuque County, Iowa has a population of just under 100,000, and its county seat is the city of Dubuque. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents […]
Scott County is on the eastern edge of Iowa, on the Mississippi River, and has a population of about 174,000. The county seat is the city of Davenport, and is included in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and child sex trafficking are documented problems within the county, and the Sheriff’s Office frequently […]
Cypress is an unincorporated community of almost 182,500 residents within Harris County, Texas, and is located completely inside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Houston. The Cypress area is located along U.S. Highway 290, and is about twenty-five miles northwest of downtown Houston. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city […]
Madison County is located in North Carolina, within the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. It has a population of approximately 22,000. The county seat is the town of Marshall, which has a population of about 900. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented within the county and throughout the Asheville metro region. This activity and […]
Cheyenne County is located in southern Nebraska, within 10 miles of the Colorado state line. The county seat is the city of Sidney, and its population is just under 10,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been documented in that city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Cheyenne County. This activity and the […]
Lincoln County is in mid-coastal Maine, has a population of approximately 34,000, and includes the communities of Damariscotta and Milbridge. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of the county, and this activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from […]
Beltrami County is located in the northern part of Minnesota, roughly halfway between Duluth, MN and Grand Forks, ND. Its population is roughly 46,000, and its county seat is Bemidji, which abuts the Red Lake Indian Reservation, White Earth Indian Reservation, and Leech Lake Indian Reservation. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been documented within the […]
Nisswa is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, and is part of the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area, near Gull Lake. Its population is about 1,750. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in these cities and surrounding communities (such as Nisswa and Breezy Point), and in unincorporated areas of the Crow Wing County. […]
Crow Wing County is included in the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area of Minnesota, and has a population of about 67,000. Its county seat is Brainerd, and the county also includes the communities of Baxter and Breezy Point. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in these cities and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas […]
Peru is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, and has a population of about 10,000. It is part of the Ottawa–Peru, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. Peru and its twin city, LaSalle, make up the core of Illinois Valley, approximately 100 miles from Chicago. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and […]
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