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Lemoore is a city in Kings County, CA, and has a population of approximately 26,000 residents. Lemoore is located 7.5 miles west-southwest of Hanford and is part of the Hanford-Corcoran MSA. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city. Among the more pervasive issues associated with the city’s commercial sex market […]
Sunnyvale is a city located in the Santa Clara Valley in northwest Santa Clara County, CA, and has a population of approximately 153,000 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. Among the more serious issues associated with the city’s commercial sex market is child sex trafficking. […]
Los Angeles County, officially known as the County of Los Angeles, and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the most populous county in the United States and in the state of California, with a population of more than ten million residents. The city of Los Angeles, CA is the county seat, the county’s largest city, […]
Claremont is a suburban city on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County, CA, about 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, CA. It has a population of approximately 36,000 residents. Problems associated with prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented in the city. Among the more serious issues associated with the local commercial […]
Boiling Spring Lakes is a city in Brunswick County, NC, and has a population of approximately 6,100 residents. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and in surrounding areas. Among the more serious issues associated with the commercial sex market in the city is child sex trafficking. Consumer level demand […]
Brunswick County is a county located in the southernmost part of North Carolina and has a population of approximately 137,000 residents. Its county seat is Bolivia, NC. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented within the county. Among the more serious issues associated with the commercial sex market in the county is sex […]
Dale County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Alabama and has a population of approximately 49,000 residents. Its government seat and largest city is Ozark, AL. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have recently been documented in the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates […]
Leon County is a county in the Panhandle of the state of Florida. Its county seat is also the state of Florida’s capitol, Tallahassee, FL, and has a population of approximately 293,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as pervasive problems in the county, in addition, there have been reports […]
Gallia County is located in the southeastern corner of Ohio, on the border of West Virginia. The area has a population of around 29,000 residents and is known for its assortment of villages, including Gallipolis, which currently serves as the county seat. In addition to sharing the eastern border with West Virginia, the county also […]
Salem is a city of approximately 12,000 residents in northern Ohio, located in Columbiana County, with a small section in southern Mahoning County. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems locally, and the local sex trade produces many additional crimes such as violence and drug offenses. Child sex trafficking and the commercial sexual exploitation of […]
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