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Largo is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George’s County, Maryland, with a population of about 12,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking throughout the county are well documented. For example, in July 2013, state, local and FBI law enforcement officers participated in a coordinated child sex trafficking operation that resulted in the arrest of […]
Kearney is the county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska. The city’s population is approximately 31,000. It is located in the south-central region of the state, along the Interstate 80 corridor. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and other areas of Buffalo County for years, and generate a wide range of additional […]
St. Charles is a city in Winona County, MN, and has a population of approximately 4,000 residents. It promotes itself as the gateway to Whitewater State Park, which is located 7 miles north of the city on Minnesota State Highway 74. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding […]
Doral is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, with a population of approximately 76,000. Doral is located about 1 mile from Miami International Airport and 13 miles from Downtown Miami. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented local problems in Doral. For example, in 2014, two massage parlors in Doral, owned by the same person, were […]
Blackstone is a town in southern Worcester County, Massachusetts, on the Rhode Island border. Its population was 9,200 at the 2020 census. It is considered to be within the Providence, RI metropolitan area. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented problems in the area for years. A recent example occurred in May, 2021, when […]
Sangamon County is a county located in central Illinois, within the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its population is roughly 195,000, and its county seat and largest city is Springfield. Prostitution has been identified by law enforcement as a substantial problem in the city of Springfield and the other areas of the county dating back to […]
Martins Ferry is a city of approximately 6,200 residents in Belmont County, Ohio, directly across the Ohio River from Wheeling, West Virginia. It is the largest city in Belmont County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented problems in the city and surrounding Belmont County and the Wheeling metro region for years. For example, in […]
Haines City is the third most populous city in Polk County, FL, with approximately 25,000 residents. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven metropolitan statistical area, which, in turn, is considered part of the Tampa Bay Area. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. Among the more […]
Henry County is a county located on the northwestern border of Tennessee, and has a population of approximately 32,000 residents. Its government seat is Paris, TN. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the county. Among the more serious issues associated with the county’s prostitution market is sex trafficking of adults and […]
Paris is a city of approximately 10,000 residents in northwestern Tennessee and is the county seat of Henry County. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and throughout the region for decades. For example, in 2015 a 47-year-old Paris man was one of 14 individuals arrested during a week-long undercover […]
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