Huron County is a county located at the northern tip of “the Thumb,” a sub region of Mid Michigan. The county’s population is about 31,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in county, and the problems and ancillary crimes they generate – including child sex trafficking, the robbery of sex buyers, and bestiality […]
Coahoma County is located in the Delta region of Mississippi. Its population is about 21,000 and its government seat is Clarksdale. In May 2009, a county supervisor and cardiologist was arrested and charged with the federal crime of soliciting prostitution across state lines. A federal investigation began when the suspect’s former colleague gave an FBI […]
Punta Gorda is a city of about 20,000 residents in Charlotte County, located south of Sarasota on Florida’s Atlantic coast. Commercial sex activity, often arranged online, has been reported in the county for decades years. Among the related crimes has been drug offenses (e.g, possession of fentanyl, methamphetamine) and minors being solicited for commercial sex […]
Prescott Valley is a town located in Yavapai County, Arizona about 8 miles east of Prescott, with a population of about 48,000 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 results […]
Attleboro is a city about 47,000 residents located in Bristol County, Massachusetts, near the Rhode Island border. Other cities of note within Bristol County are Fall River, Seekonk, and Taunton. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex […]
Placer County is located just east of Sacramento, California and has a population of about 416,000 residents. The county is included within the greater Sacramento metropolitan area, and contains several substantial cities, including Roseville and Auburn. The cities and unincorporated areas within the county (and the larger Sacramento region) have had substantial documented sex trafficking […]
Auburn is a city of about 14,000 residents in Placer County, California, and is included within the greater Sacramento metropolitan area, to the northeast. The Auburn Police Department has made numerous prostitution arrests over the years and fielded numerous complaints from residents about prostitution activity. The city and others in the county and Sacramento region […]
Located in Kootenai County, Worley is a town of about 220 residents in northwestern Idaho, near the cities of Spokane, WA and Coeur d’Alene. It is within the Coeur d’Alene Indian Reservation. Prostitution has been well-documented in the town and throughout the region. Among the more serious issues related to the area’s commercial sex industry […]
Middlesex County is a county in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with an estimated population was 1,590,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the cities and unincorporated areas of the county, such as Burlington, Cambridge, Framingham, Lowell, Stoneham, Belmont, and Woburn. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in […]
Forrest City is city of about 14,000 residents located in the northeastern part of Arkansas, and serves as the county seat of St. Francis County. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding region. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement […]
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