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Mercedes is a city of approximately 17,000 residents in Hidalgo County, Southern Texas. Mercedes sits across the Rio Grande from Reynosa, Mexico. The city is part of the greater McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan area. Local law enforcement agencies have reported problems with prostitution in the community and surrounding areas for years, dating back to the […]
Lucas County, Ohio is bordered on the east by Lake Erie, and on the southeast by the Maumee River. Its population is about 429,000 residents, and its county seat is Toledo. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by law enforcement as substantial problems in the county, and residents have complained to police about prostitution […]
Blair County, PA has a population of about 123,000, and its largest city is Altoona (pop. 44,000). It is located in the central part of the state along the interstate 99 corridor. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well documented problems occurring in Altoona and other areas within the county, with cases dating back many decades. […]
West Haven is located in Weber County, Utah, approximately 35 miles north of Salt Lake City and to the west of the Wasatch Mountains. The city’s population is approximately 16,000, and the municipality was formed by merging the unincorporated communities of Kanesville and Wilson in 1991. In response to the growing risk of sexual predators […]
The city of Maui, with approximately 160,000 residents, is the population center of Maui County, Hawaii. Prostitution, sex trafficking activity, and related crimes (such as drug offenses) have been documented in the city, and have led to complaints to the police from residents. Among the more serious crimes associated with the county’s commercial sex market […]
Springfield Township is one of the eleven townships in Lucas County, Ohio and has a population of roughly 26,000 residents. There are eleven total Springfield Townships in the State of Ohio, two of which have reported the implementation of various tactics to reduce the demand for commercial sex within their communities: Lucas County and Summit […]
Reno County is located in central Kansas, northwest of Wichita. It has a population of approximately 61,000 residents, and the city of Hutchinson serves as the county seat. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented within Reno County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement […]
Hutchinson is a city of about 40,000 residents that serves as the county seat of Reno County, Kansas. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Reno County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement […]
Pismo Beach is a city of approximately 8,000 residents, located in southern San Luis Obispo County, California. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and […]
Perkins is a city in north-central Oklahoma of about 3,300 residents, situated along the Interstate 35 corridor and about equidistant from Oklahoma City and Tulsa, located in southern Payne County, OK. Prostitution and sex trafficking are known to occur in the town and throughout the greater county area. This activity and its ancillary crimes have […]
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