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Napa County is located north of San Pablo Bay in northern California. The population is about 136,000 residents. The city of Napa is the largest municipality in the county. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city of Napa and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of Napa County. This activity and […]
Marshall is a city in Lyon County, Minnesota, with approximately 14,000 people. Marshall is a regional center in southwest Minnesota and the county seat of Lyon County. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities and unincorporated areas of Lyon county. Among the more serious crimes associated with the […]
Saratoga County is located near Albany, New York, and has a population of approximately 230,000. It contains the cities and towns of Mechanicville, Stillwater, Clifton Park, Hudson Falls, and Saratoga Springs. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well documented in the county and several of its communities and unincorporated areas. This activity and the […]
Worcester County is a county with about 862,000 residents, located about 40 miles west of Boston and 40 miles east of Springfield in central Massachusetts. Some cities in Worcester County that have worked to address demand include Auburn, Fitchburg, Holden, Leominster, Milford, Northborough, and Worcester. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the […]
Nolanville is a city of roughly 6,200 residents located in Bell County, Texas, and is within the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bell County is situated south of Waco near Killeen in central Texas. Bell County has a population of about 363,000, and cities within the county include Belton and Temple. Prostitution and sex trafficking […]
The Town of Ulster is in Ulster County, New York, and is located within the New York City metropolitan area. The town has a population of approximately 13,000 residents. In an effort to respond to community complaints and reduce the demand for prostitution, police have conducted reverse stings. For example, in 2008 the Ulster County […]
Lancaster County is located in eastern Nebraska, near Omaha. Its population is roughly 325,000 residents, most residing within the city of Lincoln, the state capital and government seat of the county. Prostitution has been a persistent and visible problem in the area, and the sex trafficking of minors is well documented. Robberies of sex buyers […]
Alliance is a city of about 8,400 residents located in Southwestern Nebraska, near the Wyoming border. Authorities at local, state and Federal levels have identified the city’s proximity to Interstate 80 (specifically, located on highway connecting Interstate’s 25 and 80) to be the primary factor in the level of prostitution and sex trafficking activity in […]
Braintree is a city of approximately 36,000 residents, located roughly five miles south of Boston, Massachusetts. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities. 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 […]
Springfield is a city of about 154,000 residents, located 25 miles north of Hartford, Connecticut near Holyoke in south-central Massachusetts, within Hampden County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been identified by residents, businesses, and local law enforcement as a persistent problems in the city and surrounding areas for decades. In a recent example, in May, […]
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