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Madison is a city of approximately 270,000 residents in southern Wisconsin.Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city, surrounding communities, and other areas of the county for over a century. This activity, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. For example, in the […]
Macon is a city situated in central Georgia with a population of approximately 160,000, about 80 miles southeast of Atlanta on Interstate 75. 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 […]
Lynnwood is a city in Washington state and has a population of roughly 41,000 residents, located in Snohomish County, WA. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas for decades. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is child sex trafficking. Consumer level demand provides […]
Lynchburg is a city of approximately 79,000 residents, located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in central Virginia. Prostitution activity is well documented in the city, and is associated with an array of local problems, including human trafficking. Trafficking has been reported to the human trafficking hotline of the National Human Trafficking Resource […]
Lumberton is a city of approximately 21,000 residents, located in southern North Carolina along the state’s Inner Banks. It is the county seat of Robeson County, NC. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city for decades. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated residential complaints to local law enforcement. Among the […]
Lufkin is an East Texas city located in Angelina County, TX with a population of approximately 34,000 residents. Local instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city for decades. Among the more serious issues associated with the city’s commercial sex market is sex trafficking. For example, in December 2017, the Texas […]
Lubbock is a city of approximately 257,000 residents located in Lubbock County and is situated between Amarillo and Midland in northwest Texas. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been documented in the city, and generate a wide range of additional serious crimes. For example, in August of 2013, the Lubbock Police Department conducted an undercover […]
Lowell is a city of approximately 9,400 residents, located near Bentonville in Benton County in northwest Arkansas. Prostitution is well-documented locally, and at least one case of teen sex trafficking has occurred. In November, 2021, trucking industry executives and staff held an event to raise awareness of human trafficking. Staff of Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt […]
Louisville is the largest city in Kentucky, with approximately 630,000 residents. Prostitution has been a well-documented problem in the city for decades, and the area is known by federal and state investigators to be on domestic sex trafficking circuits. On at least one occasion, federal prosecutors discovered a human trafficking and prostitution ring operating in […]
Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States, with a population of nearly four million residents in the city proper. It is the largest city and the government seat of Los Angeles County. Prostitution and sex trafficking are chronic and widespread problems in the area, with activities centered for decades within the […]
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