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Transylvania County, NC

Translyvania County is located in northern North Carolina, and has a population of about 33,000.  Prostitution and the sex trafficking of minors are known to occur within the county. For example, in November, 2013, the Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office arrested three men as a result of a year-long investigation into the alleged prostitution of a […]

Newton County, MO

Newton County has a population of about 59,000 and and is situated in the “Four States” area of southwest Missouri. Prostitution and sex trafficking are known to have occurred in the county, and among the efforts to ameliorate the many resulting problems was one large-scale operation that targeted sex buyers as well as pimps and […]

Cherokee County, KS

Cherokee County has a population of about 19,000 residents and and is situated in the “Four States” area of southwest Kansas. Prostitution and sex trafficking have occurred in the county, and among the efforts to ameliorate the many resulting problems was one large-scale operation that targeted sex buyers as well as pimps and prostituted women, […]

Rogers County, AR

Rogers County has a population of about 88,000 and and is situated in the “Four States” area of northeast Arkansas. Prostitution and sex trafficking are known to have occurred in the county, and among the efforts to ameliorate the many resulting problems was one large-scale operation that targeted sex buyers as well as pimps and prostituted […]

Ottawa County, OK

Ottawa County has a population of about 32,000 and and is situated in the “Four States” area of northwest Oklahoma. Prostitution and sex trafficking are known to have occurred in the county, and among the efforts to ameliorate the many resulting problems was one large-scale operation that targeted sex buyers as well as pimps and prostituted women, […]

Sturgis, SD

Sturgis is a city of just over 7,000 residents located along Interstate 90 in Western South Dakota, about midway between Rapid City and the Wyoming border. It is the county seat of Meade County, SD. Its proximity to a major highway and Mount Rushmore draw people to the small city year round, but the population […]

Oxon Hill-Glassmanor, MD

Oxon Hill-Glassmanor is a Maryland suburb of Washington DC, across the Potomac River from Alexandria, near College Park.  The unincorporated community within Prince George’s County has about 18,000 residents, an area with substantial prostitution and trafficking activity.  The Prince Georges Police District reports routinely conducting prostitution operations, including reverse stings. In August, 2012, a focus […]

Garden City, GA

Garden City has approximately 11,000 residents and is located in the Savannah–Chatham Metropolitan Area of southeast Georgia along the Interstate 95 corridor. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and other areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies […]

Port Wentworth, GA

Port Wentworth is a city of approximately 12,000 residents in the Savannah–Chatham Metropolitan Area of southeast Georgia along the Interstate 95 corridor. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and other areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies […]

Pooler, GA

Pooler is a city of just under 27,000 residents in the Savannah–Chatham Metropolitan Area of southeast Georgia, along the Interstate 95 corridor. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and other areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies […]