Lake Worth Beach (formerly known as “Lake Worth”) is a city of approximately 39,000 residents, located in Palm Beach County, about 15 minutes south of West Palm Beach, Florida. Prostitution is a persistent and visible problem in the area for decades, generating many complaints to law enforcement agencies. In a recent example from December, 2022, a […]
Bishop, California, is the largest populated place and only incorporated city in Inyo County. Bishop is located near the northern end of the Owens Valley, northwest of Death Valley, and has a population of approximately 3,800. Inyo County and the greater Death Valley region have a long history of prostitution dating back to the 1800s […]
Gibson City is within Ford County, Illinois, and has a population of approximately 3,500. It is located about 35 miles east of Bloomington, and about 30 miles north of Champaign. Prostitution activity has been documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to […]
Habersham County is a county located in the northeastern part of Georgia. Its population is approximately 45,000, and its county seat is the city of Clarkesville. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Consumer level demand provides the revenue […]
Livingston is a town in Overton County, Tennessee, and serves as the county seat. Its population is approximately 3,900. Overton County is part of the Cookeville Micropolitan Statistical Area, in northern Tennessee. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution, and has been targeted by local law enforcement agencies as a strategy for prevention […]
Sevierville is a city in east Tennessee with a population of approximately 17,000 residents. The city serves as the government seat of Sevier County and is located in eastern Tennessee, just southeast of Knoxville. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county. For example, an operation in July 2017, led to the arrest […]
Rainier is a city of approximately 2,000 residents, located in Columbia County, OR. It is positioned along the south bank of the Columbia River across from Kelso and Longview, Washington. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the area. For example, in 2013, a man wanted in a sex trafficking case in Seattle was […]
Spokane County is a county located in the Northeastern corner of Washington state, near the Idaho border, and has a population of approximately 546,000 residents. Spokane, WA, is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, WA, it is also is the second largest city in the state. Prostitution has been a persistent and […]
Nueces County is a county of approximately 363,000 residents, located on the southeast coast of Texas. Its county seat and largest city is Corpus Christi, TX. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated residential reports to local […]
Yolo County, officially the County of Yolo, is located in the northern portion of California, and has a population of approximately 217,000 residents. Its county seat is Woodland and the county is included in the Greater Sacramento metropolitan area, located in the Sacramento Valley. Prostitution and sex trafficking are documented problems within the county. This activity […]
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