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Tullahoma is a city of about 20,000 residents in Coffee and Franklin counties in southern Middle Tennessee, roughly 75 miles northwest of Chattanooga. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and surrounding areas, including a case in which a mother sex trafficked her teen daughter in exchange for drugs. Local men have […]
Vernal is the government seat and largest city in Uintah County, Utah. It is about 175 miles east of Salt Lake City and 20 miles west of the Colorado border, and has population of roughly 10,500 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas for decades. This activity […]
West Valley City is a suburb of Salt Lake City, Utah, and lies within Salt Lake County. Its population is approximately 140,000 residents, making it the second largest city in Utah. 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 […]
Sumner County is a jurisdiction with approximately 200,000 residents in Middle Tennessee, located northeast of Nashville on the border with Kentucky. The county seat is Gallatin, and the largest city is Hendersonville. The county also contains portions of Millersville. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of the […]
Northport is a city in Tuscaloosa County in the west central part of Alabama, located on the Black Warrior River across from downtown Tuscaloosa. Its population is approximately 26,000. Prostitution has been well documented problems in the city for years, and sex trafficking has presented problems throughout the county – including Northport – as well. […]
Sullivan County is a county of about 158,000 residents in northeastern Tennessee, on the border with Virginia. Its county seat is Blountville. Prostitution activity and drug use have been well-documented in the county. For example, in August 2015, the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office arrested five women and a man on prostitution charges after conducting an […]
Spring Hill is a city of about 42,000 residents in Middle Tennessee, located in Maury and Williamson counties approximately 30 miles south of Nashville. Web-based reverse stings have been conducted in the city to combat consumer-level demand for commercial sex. In January 2020, 11 men were arrested in Spring Hill in an undercover human trafficking […]
Sevier County is a county of about 98,000 residents located in eastern Tennessee, just southeast of Knoxville. Its county seat and largest city is Sevierville. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county. For example, an operation in July 2017, led to the arrest of six women on prostitution charges and two men […]
Rutherford County is a county of about 300,000 residents located in Middle Tennessee, just southeast of Nashville. Its county seat is Murfreesboro. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented within the county. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been targeted by local law enforcement agencies […]
McNairy County has a population of approximately 26,000 and is located in southwestern Tennessee on the border with Mississippi, roughly 100 miles east of Memphis. Its county seat is the city of Selmer. Prostitution has been well-documented in the county for decades. At least one web-based reverse sting had occurred in the county to combat […]
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