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Hall County is located in central Nebraska, and has roughly 62,000 residents. Prostitution activity has been well-documented throughout the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market are sex […]
Portage County, Ohio has a population of about 162,000, and its county seat is the city of Ravenna. Kent is the largest city in Portage County, which is located along the Cuyahoga River in the northeastern part of the state. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented throughout the county and in the region. […]
Union is a city of approximately 8,000 residents, located in Union County, South Carolina. 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 results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among the […]
Kent is the largest city in Portage County, Ohio, and is located along the Cuyahoga River in the northeastern part of the state. The population is roughly 28,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented throughout the county and region. For example, between 2017 and 2019, state and federal agencies assisted local law […]
Kittitas County is a county in the center of Washington state, located just north of Yakima, WA, and has a population of approximately 48,000 residents. Its largest city and county seat is Ellensburg, WA. Prostitution activity has been well-documented throughout the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints […]
Medina County, Ohio, has a population of approximately 182,000, and its county seat is Medina. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented throughout the county and region. For example, between 2017 and 2019, state and federal agencies assisted local law enforcement agencies in investigating numerous cities and counties for alleged commercial sex crimes. The […]
Cleveland Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and an inner-ring suburb of Cleveland. The city’s population is roughly 45,000 residents. The Cuyahoga County region has experienced a wide range of negative events associated with the local commercial sex market. For example, in March 2018, a Cleveland Heights man appeared in Cuyahoga County Common […]
DeSoto County is located on the northwest border of Mississippi, and has a population of approximately 182,000. Its county seat is the city of Hernando. DeSoto County is part of the Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. Among its other notable communities is Southaven, a city of approximately 50,000 residents, situated in the southern suburbs of […]
Clinton is a city of about 27,000 residents in Hinds County, Mississippi. It is situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, and is the tenth largest city in the state. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Hinds County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes […]
Kalispell is a city of approximately 26,000 residents located in Northwest Montana across the border from British Columbia. It’s the county seat of Flathead County, MT. Cases of prostitution have been reported in the city and throughout the county. Among the more serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is child sex trafficking. […]
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