Christian County is located in the southwestern part of Missouri. Its population is approximately 89,000, and its county seat is the city of Ozark. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes associated […]
Delaware County is located in central Indiana and has a population of roughly 114,000. The county seat is the city of Muncie. Delaware County is part of the larger Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie statistical area. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county for more than 90 years, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in […]
Douglas County has approximately 43,000 residents, located along Lake Superior in northwestern Wisconsin’ s Douglas County. It is situated across the bay from Duluth, Minnesota, which along with the city of Superior, WI comprise the Twin Ports metropolitan area. Prostitution has been documented in Superior and Duluth, and throughout Douglas County, dating back to the […]
Rolla is a city in, and the county seat of, Phelps County, Missouri. Its population is approximately 20,000, and it is located approximately midway between St. Louis and Springfield, along I-44. Prostitution activity in the city has been well-documented, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Among the more […]
Deuel County, Nebraska has a population of approximately 1,800, and is located directly north of the Nebraska/Colorado border. Prostitution activity has been documented within the county. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been targeted by local law enforcement agencies as a strategy for prevention and […]
Cherokee County, South Carolina and has a population of about 56,000 and its county seat is the city of Gaffney. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes associated with the […]
Orangeburg County, South Carolina has a population of approximately 83,000, and its county seat is the city of Orangeburg. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is sex trafficking. […]
Boone County is located in northern Kentucky, and has a population of about 132,000. Its county seat is the city of Burlington. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. For example, in March, 2008 a […]
Wayne County is located in east-central Indiana, on the border with Ohio, and its population is approximately 66,000. The county seat is the cit of Richmond. Wayne County comprises the Richmond, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area, and is located roughly equidistant between Indianapolis, IN and Dayton, OH. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the […]
McDowell County, West Virginia, has a population of approximately 19,000 and is the southernmost county in the state. The city of Welch is the county seat and has approximately 2,400 residents. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within McDowell County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement […]
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