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St. Clair County, Illinois abuts the Mississippi River, and is on the state’s border with Missouri. It has a population of roughly 261,000, and its county seat is the city of Belleville. Other noteworthy communities within the county include East St. Louis, Caseyville, Centreville (which was a city in St. Clair County until May, 2021, […]
Monroe County, Indiana is located in southern Indiana, southwest of Indianapolis and northwest of Louisville, KY. Its population was approximately 147,000 at the 2020 census, and the county seat and population center is the city of Bloomington (pop. 85,000). Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes […]
Winnebago County is a county of almost 285,000 residents in northern Illinois, on the border with Wisconsin. It is the seventh most populous county in Illinois behind Cook County and its county seat is Rockford. Local law enforcement agencies have reported complaints from residents about prostitution activity for several decades. The county has documented child […]
North Kansas City is a city in Clay County, Missouri, that is an independent municipality within the Kansas City metropolitan area. Its population is approximately 4,600. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement […]
Faribault is a city in, and the county seat of, Rice County, Minnesota. Its population is about 24,000, and it is located approximately 50 miles south of Minneapolis–Saint Paul. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding areas. For example, in December, 2012, a massage parlor that was shut down by […]
Morton is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, with a population of approximately 16,000. Morton is a suburb located just southeast of Peoria. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented throughout Tazewell County. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. Among […]
Tazewell County has a population of approximately 135,000 and is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area in central Illinois. Its county seat and largest city is Pekin. Other noteworthy communities within the county include East Peoria, Morton, and the villages of Creve Coeur and Hopedale. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the cities, villages, […]
McHenry County is a county of over 310,000 residents in northeastern Illinois. It is the sixth-most populous county in Illinois, and its county seat is Woodstock. Due in part to the county’s proximity to Chicago, instances of prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the county. This activity and its ancillary crimes have generated […]
South Jordan, is a city in south central Salt Lake County, Utah. Approximately, 18 miles south of Salt Lake City. As of the 2020 census, there approximately 80,000 people living in South Jordan, a city described as largely suburban. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in this area. For example, in September, 2021, three people were […]
Lehi is a city in Utah County, Utah, with a population of approximately 64,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking are well-documented problems in the city and throughout Utah County. For example, in November, 2019, a three-day human trafficking sting in Lehi resulted in the arrests of 26 people involved in human trafficking. Several of these arrests […]
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