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Plano is a city on about 288,000 residents in north Texas, within Collin and Denton Counties. The city lies within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area. Instances of prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented in the city and throughout the region. A problem emerging in the city in late 2022 was prostitution and sex trafficking occurring […]
Mustang is a city in the southeastern corner of Canadian County, Oklahoma. It is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan statistical area, and has a population of approximately 21,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented throughout the Oklahoma City region for decades. For example, residents of Mustang have been caught in prostitution reverse stings in Oklahoma […]
Edmond is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. It is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area in the central part of the state, and has a population of approximately 95,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to […]
Cobb County is located in the Atlanta metropolitan area in the north central portion of the state. As of 2020 Census, its population was over 766,000. Its county seat and largest city is Marietta, and other noteworthy communities include Kennesaw. Prostitution activity has been well-documented throughout the county. This activity, and the problems and ancillary […]
Buffalo is a city that serves as the government seat of Dallas County, Missouri. Its population was roughly 3,300 at the 2020 census. Buffalo is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in other areas of Dallas County. Consumer […]
Walton is a home rule-class city in Boone and Kenton counties, Kentucky. Its population is roughly 5,500. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and has been targeted by local law enforcement agencies as a strategy for prevention and response. Demand reduction tactics used in the town include reverse stings, and […]
Tinicum Township, more popularly known as “Tinicum Island,” is a community in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Its population is approximately 4,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the town and other areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. For example, in June, 2012 […]
Washington County, Pennsylvania has a population of roughly 201,000 and is located in the western part of the state, within the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county is the city of Washington, and other noteworthy cities include Charleroi, Monongahela, and North Strabane. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and this activity and the problems and […]
Lyon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was approximately 32,000. The county seat and largest city is Emporia. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Local prostitution […]
Boone County is located in central Missouri and has a population of approximately 188,000. Its county seat is Columbia, Missouri’s fourth-largest city and location of the University of Missouri. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies. Among the more […]
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