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Katy is a city in Texas that lies just west of Houston, TX and has a population of approximately 24,000 residents. It is the tripoint of Harris County, Fort Bend County, and Waller County. Katy is located on the outskirts of Houston, Texas, a city the largely documents instances of prostitution and sex trafficking. For […]
East Palestine is a village in eastern Columbiana County, Ohio. Its population is roughly 4,700, and it is located on the state’s border with Pennsylvania, about 20 miles south of Youngstown and 50 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented locally and throughout the region. For example, in December 2016, a […]
Anderson County is located in the northeastern region of Tennessee, and has a population of approximately 78,000. The government seat is the city of Clinton, and other substantial cities and towns in the county include Oak Ridge and Oliver Springs. Anderson County is included in the Knoxville, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Oliver Springs drew media attention in […]
Monroe County located on the south eastern border of Tennessee, and has a population of about 47,000. Its county seat is Madisonville. Problems associated with prostitution and sex trafficking have been well documented within the county. Among the tactics used to address these problems are those focusing on combating consumer-level demand. For example, in May, […]
Tyler is a city of approximately 107,000 residents located in Smith County, in eastern Texas. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city and greater county areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious […]
Kingston is a city of roughly 13,000 residents located in Luzerne County in central Pennsylvania. The region has a well-documented history of sex trafficking and prostitution activity. To address such problems, tactics have been employed that focus on the consumer demand side of the local prostitution market. Sting operations have been conducted in the city […]
Toms River is a township of about 92,000 residents in Ocean County, New Jersey. Its mainland portion serves as the government seat of Ocean County. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented in the town. For example, in April 2021, Ocean County authorities announced that a man and woman from Toms River were each charged with […]
Summit County is an urban county in Ohio with approximately 540,000 residents, making it the the fourth-most populous county in Ohio. The county seat and population center is the city of Akron. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas of Summit County over the decades, and have generated numerous […]
Black Hawk County is located in northeastern Iowa, north of Cedar Rapids, and with a population of roughly 130,000 is Iowa’s fourth-most populous county. More than half of its population is in the city of Waterloo, which serves as the county’s government seat. Black Hawk County is part of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Metropolitan Statistical […]
El Paso County, Colorado has a population of approximately 738,000 residents, and is located south of Denver along Interstate 25. Its population center is the city of Colorado Springs. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented in incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. Additionally, there have been cases of targeted homicide against prostituted people. […]
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