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Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma, with a population of approximately 411,000. It is the largest city and serves as the county seat of Tulsa County. Prostitution and sex trafficking of both adults and children have been thoroughly documented as substantial problems in the city for decades, and residents have complained […]
Tulare County is a county located in California’s Central Valley, with a population of roughly 478,000. Cases of prostitution and sex trafficking, including the forced prostitution of minors, have been documented in the county. For example, in July, 2021, three women sold as sex slaves were rescued by local law enforcement during a human trafficking […]
Tulare is a city in inland California’s Tulare County, about midway between Bakersfield and Fresno. It has a population of approximately 71,000. The Tulare Police Department has conducted reverse stings in order to address community complaints about prostitution, including stings that specifically target sex buyers. In July 2007, for example, seven men were arrested after they […]
Tukwila is city located in Washington state of approximately 22,000 residents. It is a Seattle suburb and is located in King County, WA. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as a significant issues in the city. According to local police reports, the majority of calls for service are regarding prostitution and drug-related crimes that […]
Tucson is the second largest city in Arizona, with approximately 540,000 residents. Public officials and city law enforcement have long recognized that combating demand is essential to reducing problems associated with prostitution and sex trafficking. The Tucson Police Department has conducted street-level reverse stings since 1986, if not earlier. Operations have at times been large […]
The city of Troy has a population of approximately 50,000 residents and is the county seat of Rensselaer County. Along with the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, it forms the Capital District region of upstate New York. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is sex trafficking. In a “CBS6 […]
Travis County is a county in south central Texas that includes the city of Austin. Other noteworthy communities in the county include Pflugerville and Wells Branch. The county has a population of approximately 1.3 million. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as problems in the county for decades. In August 2012, […]
Topeka is the capital city of Kansas, and has a population of approximately 126,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as problems in the city, and residents have complained to police about prostitution in certain neighborhoods. Among the many other crimes associated with the local sex trade are drug offenses and violence. In response […]
Toledo is a city of approximately 270,000 residents, located along the northwestern border of Ohio in Lucas County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as substantial problems in the city. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates have resulted in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and […]
Tigard is a city in Northwestern Oregon, of approximately 56, 000 residents, located southwest of Portland, OR in Washington County, OR. Prostitution has been known to occur in the area for decades, and businesses frequently complain to police about the detrimental effects prostitution is having on their businesses. Among the more serious issues associated with […]
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