Rockland County is located roughly 20 miles north of New York City, and is the southernmost county on the west side of the Hudson River. Its population is over 325,000, and the county contains several small cities and towns including Clarkstown, Spring Valley, and Ramapo. Prostitution and sex trafficking rings are known to operate in […]
Douglas County contains over one-fourth of the Nebraska’s residents (566,000), most living in Omaha (population 480,000), the county seat and the state’s largest city. The county also includes unincorporated areas and smaller cities and towns, such as Ralston, Bennington, and Waterloo. Since prostitution and sex trafficking operations cross jurisdictional boundaries, many of the law enforcement […]
Skagit County is located in northern Washington state, and has a population of approximately 131,000 residents. It is situated directly north of Seattle, and the county’s northern border is Whatcom County. The county seat and largest city is Mt. Vernon (pop. approximately 35,000). The city of Mt. Vernon has had street prostitution and indoor prostitution […]
Whatcom County is a county of approximately 230,000 residents in Northern Washington state. It is situated directly north of Seattle, and the county’s northern border is the US border with the Canadian province of British Columbia. The county seat and largest city is Bellingham, WA. Research on the history of Whatcom County found that prostitution […]
Lake County is located on the northwestern edge of Indiana, and is considered within the outer suburbs of the greater Chicago metro area. It is the second-most populous county in Indiana (with approximately 499,000 residents), and its county seat is the city of Crown Point. Among the other cities of note within the county is […]
Mesa County is a county of approximately 156,000 residents located along Colorado’s border with Utah, west of Denver along Interstate 70. The county seat and largest city is Grand Junction, CO. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the county, and have generated numerous complaints by community member to the police. For example, in […]
San Luis Obispo County is located roughly midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, California. News reports of prostitution within the county date as far back as the early 20th century, and more recently, sex trafficking of adults and children has been documented. For example, in March, 2020, an investigation revealed evidence that a 15 […]
Midland County is located in western Texas, and its name derives from its position halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso, along Interstate 20. Its population was roughly 175,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented throughout the county, and in its largest city of Midland and nearby Odessa (in Ector County, also located on […]
Bernalillo County is the most populous county in New Mexico, with a population of approximately 679,000 residents. The majority of the county’s population reside in Albuquerque, NM – the most populous city in the county and state. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity are well-documented in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Bernalillo County and the […]
Gaylord is a city of about 4,000 residents in Otsego County in northern Michigan. Prostitution activity is well-documented in the city of Gaylord and in the surrounding towns and unincorporated areas within the county. Among the numerous crimes and other problems associated with prostitution in the area is sex trafficking of minors, cases of prostituted […]
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