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Roanoke is a city in the state of Virginia with a population of approximately 100,000. 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. Some of […]
Riverside County is located in southern California, southeast of Los Angeles, with a population of approximately 2.5 million. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as substantial problems in the communities (e.g., Corona, Hemet, Lake Elsinore, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Riverside, Temecula) and unincorporated ares of the county. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Riverside Police […]
Riverside is a city of approximately 317,000 residents, located 60 miles east of Los Angeles, in Riverside County, California. The city has reported problems with both prostitution and sex trafficking for at least two decades, including the murder of prostituted women, at least one pimp, and serial killers targeting prostituted women and girls. For example, […]
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia and government seat of Henrico County, VA. The city has a population of approximately 230,000 residents. It is surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as substantial local problems by law enforcement in the city, and residents have complained to […]
Richmond is a city of approximately 116,000 residents, located in the East Bay portion of the San Francisco Metropolitan Area in Contra Costa County, California. Local law enforcement have reported problems related to prostitution (sex trafficking of minors, targeted sexual assault and murder of prostituted women) in the city, and residents and businesses have complained […]
Richland County is located in central South Carolina, and its population center is the city of Columbia. The county has an approximate population of 422,000. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office has conducted street-level reverse stings since at least 1989. Complaints from the community, at times, have focused police attention around Two Notch and Bush River […]
Reno is a city and government seat of Washoe County, NV. The city has a population of approximately 251,000 residents and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area. Prostitution in the state of Nevada is legal in counties with populations under 700,000 residents and is illegal in counties with […]
Renton is a city in Washington state of approximately 105,000 residents, situated just southeast of Seattle in King County, WA, near SeaTac. Local law enforcement and residents have complained about prostitution activity, occurring both at street-level and within adult-oriented businesses, for several years. In June, 2022, a woman was arrested and charged with attempted promotion […]
Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania with a population of approximately 95,000, near Allentown, PA. It is the largest city and government seat of Berks County, PA. The community has reported chronic problems with prostitution such as the robbery of sex buyers and targeted sexual assaults of prostituted women. Among the more serious issues […]
Rapid City is the second-largest city in South Dakota, with a population of approximately 76,000 residents, and serves as the government seat of Pennington County. It is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range in the western part of the state, and accommodates most of the tourist flow to Mt. Rushmore. […]
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