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Decatur is a small city with a population of roughly 6,740 residents as of 2019. Decatur is the county seat of Wise County, Texas, United States. It is northwest of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and is 25 miles north-northwest of Fort Worth and 45 miles northwest of Dallas. In December 2017 a reverse sting operation […]
Wise County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. Its population is approximately 72,000. Its county seat is Decatur, and it is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area. Other noteworthy cities in this county include Bridgeport and Decatur. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary […]
Loudoun County has a population of approximately 428,000 residents, and is located in the metropolitan Washington DC region. Numerous cases of prostitution and child sex trafficking have been documented in the county, generating complaints from citizens and local businesses and associated with a wide range of other crimes. For example, in February 2008, the Leesburg […]
Horsham Township is a home rule municipality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Located north of Philadelphia, its population is about 16,000, and the Township contains the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove. Prostitution and sex trafficking in the township and throughout Montgomery County have been well documented. Anti-demand tactics have been used to combat […]
Buford is a city of approximately 17,000 residents in the metropolitan Atlanta region. Parts of the city are in Gwinnett County, and others are in Hall County. Cases of the sex trafficking of children and prostitution have been documented in the city, generating complaints from citizens and local businesses and associated with a range of […]
Polk County, Iowa has a population of close to 500,000, and contains the city of Des Moines, which is the county seat as well as the capital city of Iowa. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city of Des Moines and surrounding areas of Polk County. This activity and the problems […]
Wicomico County is located in the southeastern part of Maryland, on the Delmarva Peninsula. Its population is roughly 100,000 and the county seat is Salisbury. Efforts to address local prostitution and sex trafficking problems have included tactics to combat demand. For example, in June, 2017, complaints from citizens and business owners in Wicomico County led […]
Odenton is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, located approximately 10–20 minutes from the state capital, Annapolis. Its population is about 43,000. Prostitution and human trafficking are well documented problems in Odenton, and throughout AA County. For example, in March 2015, two Odenton men were sentenced to prison for charges related to prostitution […]
Morgan City is a community of approximately 11,000 residents located by the Atchafalaya River in St. Mary Parish, about midway between New Orleans and Lafayette along Route 90 in southern Louisiana. Cases of sex trafficking and prostitution have been documented in the city, generating complaints from citizens and local businesses, and have been associated with […]
Weedsport is a village in Cayuga County, New York with a population of about 1,700 residents. Weedsport is in the town of Brutus, about 26 miles west of Syracuse. Prostitution has been documented in the county in response to community complaints. To address this problem, efforts have been made to combat consumer-level demand. For example, […]
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