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Schodack is a town of approximately 13,000 residents in Rensselaer County, New York. It is part of upstate New York’s Capital District region surrounding Albany, along with the towns of Colonie, Clifton Park, and Rotterdam. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county and surrounding areas. There is at least one recorded instance of law enforcement conducting […]
Rotterdam is a town of approximately 23,000 residents in Schenectady County, New York. It is part of upstate New York’s Capital District region surrounding Albany, along with the towns of Colonie, Clifton Park, and Schodack. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county and surrounding areas. There is at least one recorded instance […]
Spokane County is a county located in the Northeastern corner of Washington state, near the Idaho border, and has a population of approximately 546,000 residents. Spokane, WA, is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, WA, it is also is the second largest city in the state. Prostitution has been a persistent and […]
East Hempfield Township is a community in west-central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with a population of roughly 24,000. Prostitution has a long history within the county, as documented in historical documents dating back to the 1880s and through Temperance efforts to abolish the open trade in brothels in the early 1900s. In contemporary times, prostitution has […]
Clark County is the southernmost county in the state of Washington and has a population of approximately 511,000 residents. Its largest city and county seat is Vancouver, WA. Due to the county’s location along the Interstate-5 corridor, a “stop” on several human trafficking and prostitution circuits, prostitution and sex trafficking have been significant and pervasive […]
Bedford Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, and is an industrial suburb of Chicago. Its population is just under 600 residents. Bedford Park consists of a small residential area and vast amounts of heavy industry distributed mostly to the east. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been persistent and well-documented problems throughout Cook County […]
Centralia is a city in Lewis County, WA with approximately 19,000 residents. It is situated along Interstate 5 near the midpoint between Seattle and Portland, OR. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and in surrounding areas. These activities and their ancillary crimes have generated complaints to local law enforcement […]
Chehalis is a city with approximately 7,700 residents and is the county seat of city of Lewis County, WA. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and in surrounding areas. These activities and their ancillary crimes have generated complaints to local law enforcement from residents and businesses. Among the more […]
Douglas County is a county of approximately 369,000 residents located in Colorado. Its government seat is Castle Rock, CO. Douglas County is part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, Colorado, metropolitan statistical area. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county for decades. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated complaints from residents […]
Pueblo County is a county of about 170,000 residents in Colorado, located south of Denver and near Colorado Springs. The county’s most populous city and county seat is Pueblo. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been documented in the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated complaints from residents and businesses to local […]
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