Albany is a city of approximately 54,000 residents in Northwestern Oregon, situated south of Salem along the Interstate 5 corridor. It’s the county seat of Linn County, with some parts of the city being located in Benton County. Prostitution and sex trafficking appear to be substantial issues in the city, including through illicit massage businesses. […]

College Park is a Maryland suburb of Washington DC, with a population of about 35,000. Prostitution activity has 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 residents and businesses. Local prostitution activity […]

Vista is a city of approximately 99,000 residents, located near Oceanside and Escondido in San Diego County, California. Prostitution and sex trafficking are persistent and visible problems in the area, with activities concentrated in and around the city’s massage parlors. In response, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has conducted occasional reverse stings as part […]

St. Lucie is a largely rural county with a mid-sized city – Port St. Lucie – and several smaller towns, with a combined population of approximately 329,000. The Sheriff’s Office references community complaints as one of their main reasons for pursuing prostitution, which they chose to address – in part – through efforts to combat […]

Mount Laurel is a township of approximately 41,000 residents, situated in northeastern New Jersey east of Cherry Hill and Camden in Burlington County. Chronic prostitution activity, including the sexual exploitation of minors for commercial gain, has been reported in the community for decades. Men have also been robbed while buying sex in Mount Laurel. Past […]

Marion is a city of approximately 42,000 residents, located northeast of Cedar Rapids in Linn County, Iowa. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and in other areas of the county. This activity, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. […]

Winder is a city of about Barrow County is a county of approximately 19,000 residents, located about 50 miles northeast of Atlanta, Georgia (near Athens). Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints from residents and businesses. For example, in 2006, three people were […]