East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, and has a population of about 10,000. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located less than 10 miles west of Midtown Manhattan. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the area, and have generated complaints to law enforcement agencies from […]
Stuart is a city of approximately 17,000 residents, located in Martin County on the eastern coast of Florida, near Port St. Lucie. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in Stuart and its surrounding communities. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is sex trafficking. This activity and the problems and ancillary […]
Sebastian is a city of about 26,000 residents in Indian River County, Florida. It is located in the Treasure Coast region, on the Atlantic Coast north of Point St. Lucie. Other substantial cities nearby include Vero Beach, Winter Beach, and Fellsmere. The presence of prostitution and its associated crime and disorder problems in the […]
Indian River County is located in the Treasure Coast region of Florida, on the Atlantic Coast north of Point St. Lucie. Its population is roughly 164,000, and its government seat is Vero Beach. Other substantial cities include Sebastian, Winter Beach, and Fellsmere. The presence of prostitution and its associated crime and disorder problems in the […]
St. Louis County is located in the northeastern portion of Minnesota. Its population is about 199,00, and its county seat is Duluth. It is the largest county by total area in Minnesota, and the largest in the United States east of the Mississippi River. Documented cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have occurred in the […]
Seminole is a city of about 7,000 residents, and serves as the government seat of Gaines County, Texas. At least one law enforcement operation in the city has focused on arresting a man attempting to buy sex with a minor. In January, 2019 a two-week investigation by the Seminole Police Department and the Andrews office […]
The Village of Dundee is a small community of about 4,400 residents in Monroe County, located in the Detroit/Ann Arbor metropolitan area of Michigan. In an effort to reduce the demand for prostitution, police began conducting reverse stings in the county in 1982, and participated in regional sting operations in 2017 and 2018. In April, […]
Millcreek Township is a community in Erie County, Pennsylvania, and has a population of about 53,000. It is the largest suburb of Erie County, and the 14th-largest municipality in the state, larger than the cities of Altoona and Harrisburg. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in […]
Butler Township is a community in Montgomery County, Ohio, with a population of about 8,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from […]
Marshall County is located in northern Indiana, with a population of approximately 46,000. The county seat is the city of Plymouth. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities and unincorporated areas of Marshall County. For example, in June 2019, a Plymouth woman charged with trying to pimp her […]
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