Parsippany-Troy Hills Township, commonly called simply Parsippany, is a city of about 52,000 residents located in Morris County, New Jersey – approximately 15 miles west of Newark. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Morris County. This activity and the problems and ancillary […]
Monaca is a borough of about 6,000 residents in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, approximately 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh and located along the Ohio River. Prostitution has been recognized as a local problem for decades throughout Beaver County, and community complaints have played a role in police operations responding to prostitution in Monaca and nearby towns […]
La Follette is a city of approximately 7,000 residents, located in Campbell County in the North-Central portion of Tennessee, north of Knoxville and near the Interstate 75 corridor. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, and generates numerous complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. For example, in August 2018, the La […]
Spotsylvania County is located in northern Virginia. Its population is roughly 144,000, and it is considered part of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas within the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement […]
San Bernardino County is located in Southern California, and is included in the Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario metropolitan statistical area (also known as the Inland Empire), and is part of the greater Los Angeles–Long Beach combined statistical area. The county has approximately 2.2 million residents, and contains the cities of Victorville, San Bernardino, Hesperia, Ontario, Fontana and Pomona. […]
Hesperia is a city of approximately 101,000 residents, located near Victorville in San Bernardino County, California. 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 in complaints to law enforcement agencies from […]
Hamburg is a town of approximately 1,100 residents, located in Freemont County, in the southwestern corner of Iowa near the borders of Missouri to the south and Nebraska to the west. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been documented in the community and surrounding areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary […]
Santa Fe is a city of approximately 88,000 residents, located in Santa Fe County, in Northern New Mexico. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been documented in the city and surrounding communities. However, according to police, the commercial sex market has shifted from occurring on the streets to primarily occurring online. The online commercial sex […]
Ontario is a city in the northwest corner of Wayne County in upstate New York. Its population is approximately 10,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has 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 […]
Shakopee is a city of approximately 45,000 residents located near downtown Minneapolis, to the southwest in Scott County. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities and unincorporated areas of the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul metro region. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints […]
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