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Richland is a city of roughly 62,000 residents in Eastern Washington state, located in Benton County, WA. The cities of Pasco, Richland, and Kennewick form the metropolitan area known as the Tri Cities. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented problems in the Tri-Cities area. For example, in 1981, the Richland Police Department participated in […]
Kennewick is a city of roughly 85,000 residents located in Benton County, WA. The cities of Pasco, Richland, and Kennewick form the metropolitan area known as the Tri Cities. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the Tri-Cities area. For example, in mid-2013, three Kennewick teenagers were arrested for coercing a 15-year-old girl into […]
Shoreview is a city of approximately 27,000 residents, situated in the northern suburbs of Minneapolis and St. Paul in Ramsey County, Minnesota. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the greater Twin Cities area, and Shoreview is no exception. In June 2015, for example, a Shoreview resident was sentenced to six years in prison […]
Hanover is an unincorporated community of about 13,000 residents in Anne Arundel County, MD. It is located south of Baltimore, along the same highway corridor as other Maryland cities experiencing high levels of prostitution, sex trafficking, and related violence, especially in the area of Jessup and Laurel. For example, at a hotel in Hanover, just […]
Vancouver is a city of nearly 200,000 residents, situated directly across the Columbia River from Portland, OR. It is the county seat and largest city of Clark County, Washington. It is a part of the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro Metropolitan Statistical Area which has a combined population area of approximately 2.5 million residents. Similar to Portland, the City […]
Harrison County is a rural area in northern West Virginia. 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. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all […]
Lake Charles is a town of about 78,000 residents located in southwest Louisiana, between Beaumont and Lafayette in Calcasieu Parish. The city is a distant suburb of Houston, and has had substantial, well-documented sex trafficking and prostitution activity for decades. In addition, sex buyers have been arrested for harassing and repeatedly soliciting local residents (mostly […]
Knox County has a population of about 440,000 (most in the city of Knoxville), and is located in eastern Tennessee. Prostitution and sex trafficking are known to occur in the city, and yield numerous related crimes, including child endangerment, assault, homicide, robbery, and drug offenses. Among the more serious issues associated with the city’s commercial […]
Hall County is a county of approximately 207,000 residents in northern Georgia. Gainesville is the county’s seat and largest city. Local law enforcement have reported substantial prostitution and sex trafficking activity in the county, generating related crimes such as drug trafficking, and complaints to police from residents and businesses. For example, in May, 2018, an […]
Statesboro is a community of approximately 33,000 residents in eastern Georgia, in the greater Savannah region. Prostitution is a documented problem in the city and has generated complaints from residents to the police department. Efforts to address the problem have included targeting demand. In January 2013, the Statesboro Police Department’s Crime Suppression Unit conducted an […]
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