Malheur County is a county of approximately 32,000 residents, located in Southeastern Oregon. Its county seat is the city of Vale, and its largest city is Ontario, OR. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county. Among the more serious crimes associated with the county’s commercial sex market is child sex […]
Bryan County is located in Oklahoma and has a population of about 47,000. Its county seat is Durant, a community in southern Oklahoma, near Texas. Sex trafficking and prostitution are well-documented problems in the city. Among the responses to these problems have been efforts to combat demand for prostitution. In March 2014, 19 people were […]
Florence County, South Carolina has a population of about 137,000 and its county seat is Florence. Florence County is included in the Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented problems in the county. For example, in February 2012, four people were arrested at an interstate motel in a Florence County […]
Pleasanton is a city of about 78,000 residents in Alameda County, California. It is a suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area, located about 25 miles east of Oakland and 6 miles west of Livermore. Prostitution and sex trafficking of minors has been documented in the city. For example, in 2005 there were reports of widespread […]
Warren County is located in upstate New York, north of Albany and near the Vermont border. The population is almost 64,000 residents, and the county seat is Queensbury. To address prostitution and sex trafficking in the county, efforts have been made to address the consumer level demand that drives all prostitution and sex trafficking. For […]
Kitsap County is a county of approximately 275,000 residents in eastern Washington state, located on a peninsula across Puget Sound from Seattle, WA. Its largest city is Bremerton, WA and its county seat is Port Orchard, WA. The city of Bremerton is home to the Puget Sound Naval Base, a major U.S. Navy base. Additionally, in […]
Lithia Springs is a town of approximately 17,000 in Douglas County, located in the north-central portion of Georgia. Prostitution activity and the sex trafficking of minors are well-documented issues in Lithia Springs, generating associated drug and weapons offenses and resulting in persistent complaints from the community. A 2012 report on human trafficking in the greater […]
Douglas County is located in the north-central portion of Georgia. As of 2020, the census put the population in the county at more than 144,000. Prostitution activity is well-documented in the county, generating associated drug and weapons offenses and resulting in persistent complaints from the community. For example, in 2013, a Lithia Springs woman was […]
Bexar County is located in southern Texas and has a population of approximately 2 million. The county seat and most populous city, San Antonio, TX, has a population of over 1.5 million residents within city limits. Due to the county’s location, prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by community leaders and law enforcement agencies […]
Georgetown is a Central Texas community located midway between Killeen and Austin. As of 2020 it had approximately 75,000 residents. The city serves as the government seat for Williamson County. Prostitution and child sex trafficking are known to be well-established problems in Georgetown. For example, in May 2018, the Texas Attorney General announced that his […]
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