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York County is a county of approximately 459,000 residents in south-central Pennsylvania. Its county seat is York, PA. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county for decades. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints to local law enforcement from residents and businesses. In response to these complaints, […]
Hampden Township is a township in western Pennsylvania. It is the largest municipality by population in Cumberland County, PA, with a population of roughly 31,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the township and surrounding communities. The county is known to have been on regional sex trafficking circuits since the 1980s, […]
Fayette County is a county of approximately 131,000 residents in southwestern Pennsylvania, adjacent to Maryland and West Virginia. Its county seat is Uniontown, PA. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified as substantial problems in the county, and residents have complained about unwanted solicitation and other negative effects of the local commercial sex market such […]
Bay County is a county of about 180,000 residents on the Gulf coast in northwestern Florida. Its county seat is Panama City. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county, including child sex trafficking and the creation of child sexual abuse materials (i.e., child pornography). These problems and the ancillary crimes it generates […]
Chester County, colloquially known as Chesco, is a county of roughly 535,000 residents in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The county seat and most populated municipality is West Chester, PA. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and its ancillary […]
Bartow is a city of almost 20,000 residents, located about 45 miles east of Tampa, and is the county seat of Polk County, Florida. Prostitution has been well-documented in the county and surrounding areas. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has therefore been targeted by local law […]
East Whiteland Township is a township of approximately 15,000 residents in southeastern Pennsylvania, located in Chester County, PA. It is situated just north of the state’s largest city, Philadelphia, PA. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the township and greater county areas. This activity and its ancillary crimes has resulted in complaints […]
Centre County is a county of approximately 163,000 residents in the central Pennsylvania. Its county seat is Bellefonte, PA. Centre County comprises the State College, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it […]
Canton is a borough of approximately 1,900 residents in Pennsylvania located in Bradford County, PA. Although there have been relatively few reports of prostitution and sex trafficking in the borough of Canton, instances of commercial sex have occurred in the city and have been well-documented in the greater county area. Due to a boom in […]
Tehama County is a county of about 64,000 residents in northern California, almost 80 miles north of Yuba City. The county seat and largest city is Red Bluff. Prostitution and sex trafficking, including child sex trafficking, have occurred in the county. For example, in April 2022, two men were arrested following an investigation into child […]
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