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Dalton is a city of approximately 33,000 residents, located 30 miles southwest of Chattanooga in Whitfield County, Georgia. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from […]
Plymouth is a suburb abutting the western edge of Minneapolis, Minnesota in Hennepin County, near Maple Grove. The city has a population of about 80,000 residents. On at least one occasion, law enforcement have targeted the underlying demand that drives the local prostitution market. In May 2012, the Plymouth Police Department’s special investigation unit conducted […]
Located in the southern part of the state along Interstate 15, Helena is the capital of Montana and has a population of roughly 33,000 residents. It’s the largest city and county seat of Lewis and Clark County, MT. Prostitution and sex trafficking are known problems in the city and surrounding areas, dating back to times […]
South Burlington is a city of about 19,000 residents in northern Vermont, near Burlington in Chittenden County. While prostitution is not known to be widespread in the city, it (along with sex trafficking cases) have been reported in the area. To address such problems, it was announced in June, 2018 that the Vermont Human Trafficking […]
Dickinson is a city of approximately 23,000 located along Interstate 94 in western North Dakota. It is the county seat of Stark County. In 2006, the discovery of untapped oil reserves in the Williston Basin drastically changed the entire state of North Dakota. Many men—often either single or with families in other states—moved to fill […]
Santa Maria is a city of about 110,000 residents located near the Pacific Coast of central California, about 50 miles north of Santa Barbara. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by residents and police as problems within the city for decades. For example, in October 2012, residents of northwest Santa Maria appeared at a […]
Fairfax County occupies the northeastern part of Virginia, bordering Alexandria and Arlington County in the suburban Washington, DC area. Some cities in Fairfax County that have worked to address demand include Fairfax, Falls Church, Herndon, Mount Vernon, Springfield, and Tysons Corner. The county has approximately 1.146 million residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified […]
North Union Township is a community of approximately 12,000 residents in southwestern Pennsylvania, near Uniontown. Members of the community have complained to police about prostitution in the city, and cases of the sex trafficking of minors have been reported in the township and surrounding areas back in the 1980s. Police have responded by conducting undercover […]
Cass County is located in North Dakota and has approximately 180,000 residents. The county is over 80% urban, and most of the population resides in the county’s government seat, Fargo. Police report that commercial sex is a substantial problem in the area, especially at local hotels and motels. In recent years there have been more […]
Simi Valley, a city of about 126,000 residents, is located in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, situated to the north between Ventura and Santa Clarita. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from […]
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