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Hamilton County is a located in in the southern part of East Tennessee, on the border with Georgia and situated along the Tennessee River. Its population is roughly 367,000 making it the fourth-most populous county in Tennessee. The county seat and population center is the city of Chattanooga. Other noteworthy communities within the county include […]
Greeneville is a town of about 15,000 residents in northeastern Tennessee, located roughly 70 miles east of Knoxville. It is the county seat of Greene County. Prostitution and drugs have been documented in the city, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. In response to a survey conducted in 2021 by the NCOSE team for a […]
Greene County is a county of about 69,000 residents in northeastern Tennessee, located roughly 70 miles east of Knoxville on the border with North Carolina. Its county seat is Greeneville. Prostitution and drugs have been documented in the county, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. To combat consumer-level demand in the county, web-based reverse stings […]
Pflugerville is a city of approximately 67,000 residents in central Texas, located in Travis County, TX, with a small portion in Williamson County, TX. Pflugerville is a suburb of Austin and part of the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and greater county area. This […]
San Patricio County is a county of roughly 70,000 residents located in east Texas, and the county seat is Sinton, TX. San Patricio County is part of the Corpus Christi metropolitan statistical area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the county for decades. This activity and its ancillary crimes have resulted in […]
Dayton is a city of about 7,100 residents in southeastern Tennessee and is the county seat of Rhea County. Prostitution and drug use have been documented in the city, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. In August 2020, a man was allegedly assaulted by a woman in prostitution when she sprayed him in the face […]
Androscoggin County, Maine has a population of approximately 108,000 and is located in the central part of the state. Its county seat is Auburn, and Lewiston is the second largest city in Maine and the central city of Androscoggin County. Auburn and its sister city Lewiston are known locally as the Twin Cities or Lewiston–Auburn. In 2021 the […]
Potter County is a county of roughly 117,000 residents located in in northwestern Texas, in the Texas panhandle, about two hours north of Lubbock, TX. The county seat is Amarillo, TX. Residents and local law enforcement have reported problems with prostitution and sex trafficking in the county for decades. For example, in the late 1970s, […]
Coconino County is a county in the north-central part of the Arizona. Its population is approximately 145,000. The county seat is Flagstaff, which contains about half the population within the county. Additionally, part of the city of Sedona is also in Coconino County. Problems associated with prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented in the county, […]
San Marcos is a city of roughly 64,000 residents in central Texas and the county seat of Hays County, TX. The city’s limits extend into Caldwell and Guadalupe counties, as well. San Marcos is within the Austin–Round Rock metropolitan area and on the Interstate 35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio. The Texas Triangle is […]
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