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Champaign County, Illinois has approximately 210,000 residents, and is the 10th-most populous county in Illinois. The twin cities of Urbana and Champaign are the only cities in the county and they abut the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, […]
Petoskey is a coastal resort community in northern Michigan. The population is approximately 6,000, and it is the county seat of Emmet County. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have 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 […]
Houghton Lake is an unincorporated community of about 6,000 residents, located in Roscommon County, Michigan. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have 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 […]
Lewiston is an unincorporated community of less than 1,000 residents, located in Montmorency County, Michigan. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have 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 […]
Cadillac is a city with a population of about 10,000, located at the junction of US 131, M-55, and M-115, in Wexford County in northern Michigan. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes […]
Alpena is a city of about 10,000 residents in northeastern Michigan, located on the shores of Lake Huron. It is the only city in and the county seat of Alpena County. The second most populated city in northern Michigan, it is considered to be one of the two anchor cities of region, along with Traverse […]
Traverse City is a city of about 15,000 residents located in northern Michigan on the shores of Lake Michigan. It is the largest city in and government seat of Grand Traverse County. Prostitution and commercial sexual exploitation have been documented locally, including cases of child sex trafficking. There have also been drugs involved in the […]
Pinal County is located in central Arizona, occupying most of the land between the metropolitan areas of Phoenix and Tucson. The county seat is Florence, and although mostly rural and unincorporated, the county has a population of approximately 450,000 residents, and contains a number of substantial municipalities such as Apache Junction, Casa Grande, and Maricpoa. […]
Monaca is a borough of about 6,000 residents in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, approximately 25 miles northwest of Pittsburgh and located along the Ohio River. Prostitution has been recognized as a local problem for decades throughout Beaver County, and community complaints have played a role in police operations responding to prostitution in Monaca and nearby towns […]
Spotsylvania County is located in northern Virginia. Its population is roughly 144,000, and it is considered part of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the communities and unincorporated areas within the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement […]
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