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Oak Ridge is a city in both Anderson County and Roane County, in the eastern part of Tennessee, situated about 25 miles west of downtown Knoxville, TN. The city has a population of approximately 32,000 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. Consumer level demand provides […]
Midlothian is an unincorporated area in Chesterfield County, VA. It is a western suburb of Richmond, and has a population of approximately 70,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in Midlothian and surrounding areas. Among the more serious crimes associated with the commercial sex market in the area is child sex trafficking. For […]
Otsego is a city 0f about 21,000 residents in Wright County, Minnesota. It is a northwest suburb within the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area. At least one operation targeting the consumer-level demand for prostitution has occurred in the city. In December 2021, an Otsego man was sentenced in a case involving an undercover prostitution investigation. The […]
South San Francisco is a city of about 64,000 residents in San Mateo County, CA, located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area. The city is colloquially known as “South City.” Prostitution and sex trafficking have been longstanding, well-documented issues in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and the problems […]
San Mateo County is a county in Northwest California, covering the majority of the San Francisco Peninsula, with a population of approximately 767,000 residents. The government seat is Redwood City and the county is included in the San Francisco–Oakland–Hayward Metropolitan Statistical Area in addition to being a part of the San Francisco Bay Area. Prostitution […]
La Quinta is a desert resort city in Riverside County, CA, and has a population of approximately 38,000 residents. Located between Indian Wells and Indio, it is one of the nine cities of the Coachella Valley. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and the […]
Burlingame is a city of about 30,000 residents in San Mateo County, CA. It is located on the San Francisco Peninsula and has a significant shoreline on San Francisco Bay. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. Among the more serious crimes associated with the city’s commercial sex […]
Rancho Cucamonga is a city located just south of the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and Angeles National Forest in San Bernardino County, CA, and has a population of approximately 175,000 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary […]
Menlo Park is a city within the San Francisco Bay Area, located at the eastern edge of San Mateo County, CA, and has a population of roughly 34,000 residents. Menlo Park is an affluent city surrounded by three of the wealthiest Zip Codes in the country. Located on the eastern edge of the Silicon Valley, […]
Chino is a city of roughly 93,0000 residents located in the western end of San Bernardino, CA, with Los Angeles County to its west and Orange County to its south in the Southern California region. Chino is adjacent to Chino Hills and Yorba Linda. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city, […]
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