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Southington is a town of approximately 44,000 residents, situated near Waterbury and Meriden in Hartford County, Connecticut. In recent years, law enforcement and community members have reported problems with prostitution activity arranged online and occurring in and around local hotels and motels. Among the efforts to address local prostitution and sex trafficking of minors have […]
Redwood City is a city of approximately 82,000 residents, situated along the San Francisco Bay near San Jose and Palo Alto. It is the government seat of San Mateo County, CA. Prostitution and sex trafficking, occurring both at street-level and within adult-oriented businesses, have posed considerable problems to the community for decades. Among the more serious crimes associated […]
Pocola is a town of less than 4,500 residents in Eastern Oklahoma, located in Le Flore County, OK. The city is situated just south of Fort Smith, AR. Although incidents of prostitution in the community remain limited, law enforcement have in recent years reported an increase in commercial sex activity in and around the Choctaw Casino […]
Salina is a town of roughly 33,000 residents, situated in the northwest suburbs of Syracuse in Onondaga County, New York. Although many law enforcement efforts appear to target prostituted women and pimps (specifically those operating within adult-oriented businesses) rather than apprehending sex buyers, the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office has previously conducted at least one reverse […]
Glendive is a city in Eastern Montana of approximately 5,000 residents. Situated along the state’s Eastern border with North Dakota, it’s the largest city and county seat of Dawson County, MT. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity has been well-documented in the city and greater county area for decades. This activity and its ancillary crimes has […]
Secaucus is a town of roughly 21,000 residents, located near Union City and North Bergen in Hudson County, New Jersey. City officials and law enforcement have reported a rise in prostitution in the area since about 2010, with activities frequently arranged online and occurring within sexually-oriented businesses and local hotels and motels. Cases of child […]
San Ramon is a city of approximately 74,000 residents, located in the eastern suburbs of San Francisco near Hayward and San Leandro in Contra Costa County, California. Local law enforcement have reported problems with prostitution in the community for several years. In addition, the city has documented at cases of forced prostitution of minor girls (i.e., […]
Layton is a city of approximately 77,000 residents, located in south-central Utah’s Davis County, near Ogden. Cases of prostitution and the sex trafficking of minors have been reported in the city, and this activity has also generated a wide range of other crimes, including drug and weapons offenses, money laundering, and the production of child […]
Bettendorf is a city of approximately 40,000 residents, located in eastern Iowa’s Scott County. The community is part of the “Quad Cities,” a group of five cities along the Iowa-Illinois border that include Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa, and Moline and East Moline, Illinois. The city also hosts the Isle of Capri, a large casino that […]
Victoria is a city of approximately 65,000 residents, located in 30 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico in southeastern Texas’ Victoria County. Nicknamed “The Crossroads,” the community is roughly equidistant from Corpus Christi, Houston, San Antonio and Austin. Cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have been reported in the area for several years. Since […]
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