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Springfield is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, with a population of approximately 2,000. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and in other 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 more serious crimes […]
Union County, South Carolina has a population of roughly 27,000 and its county seat is the city of Union. 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 serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market is sex trafficking. […]
College Park is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, adjacent to the southern boundary of Atlanta. College Park has approximately 14,000 residents. Prostitution and sex trafficking present longstanding problems in College Park and Fulton County. Complaints about street prostitution are prevalent in several areas of the city, such as Virginia Ave. In 2017, a local […]
Edgewood is a community of about 25,000 residents in Harford County in northeast Maryland. Problems associated with commercial sex in the area are well-documented and include child sex trafficking. To identify and apprehend local sex buyers driving the prostitution and sex trafficking markets, the Harford County Sheriff’s Office and municipal police have conducted street-level reverse stings, […]
Harford County is a county of approximately 263,000 residents located in northeast Maryland. Its county seat is Bel Air, MD. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented issues in the county. Among the more serious crimes associated with the county’s prostitution market is child sex trafficking. For example, in November 2013, three people were arrested after […]
Chesterfield Court House (also referred to as “Chesterfield”) is an unincorporated community that is the county seat of Chesterfield County, Virginia. It is a census-designated place with a population of approximately 3,500. The town lies within Chesterfield County, located in the southern part of the Richmond, Virginia metro area. Prostitution and sex trafficking in the […]
Johnson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2019, its population was about 187,000 residents. The county seat is Cleburne. Johnson County is named for Middleton Johnson, a Texas Ranger, soldier, and politician. A large-scale investigation into sex trafficking of minors occurred in several communities within Johnson County Texas […]
Cleburne is a city in (and the county seat of) Johnson County, Texas, and has a population of about 32,000 residents. 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 serious crimes associated with the local commercial sex market […]
Tarrant County is situated in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. The county seat is Fort Worth and as of 2023, its population is well over 2 million. It is Texas’ third-most populous county and the 15th-most populous in the United States. Like most large population centers, human trafficking and prostitution activity in the area have […]
Bridgeport is located in Wise County Texas and has a population of roughly 6,000 residents. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and nearby 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. Among the more serious crimes associated […]
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