King County is a county of approximately 2.3 million residents. Its largest city and county seat is Seattle, WA. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented as serious and longstanding problems in the county. These activities and their ancillary crimes have generated complaints to local law enforcement from residents and businesses. Additionally, King County has […]
Kihei is a city on Maui’s southwest shore, the sunniest and driest end of the island. Kihei has a population of approximately 23,000 residents and is located in Maui County. In recent years, community members have noted a significant increase in commercial sex sales in the area as many prostituted women have relocated their activities […]
Killeen is a central Texas city of approximately 145,690 residents within Bell County, TX and lies about halfway between Austin and Waco. The economy of Killeen depends largely on Fort Hood, a military base that employs the majority of city’s residents that is located within three miles of the city. Prostitution and sex trafficking of […]
Key West is an island city of approximately 27,000 residents, located at the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys, in Monroe County. Prostitution and sex trafficking, including child sex trafficking, have been reported in the community for several decades. There have been cases of drugs, extortion, theft, and violence associated with the local commercial sex […]
Kern County is an area with approximately 918,000 residents, located in California’s Central Valley. Bakersfield is the county’s seat and largest city. Many crimes and serious problems have been linked to prostitution in the county. For example, a relatively routine prostitution case in 2009 involved a Rio Norte Junior High School teaching assistant and her […]
Kent is a city of approximately 145,000 residents in Washington state, just south of Seattle, WA, located in King County, WA. Similar to neighboring Seattle and other communities within King County, Kent has struggled with prostitution and sex trafficking problems for decades. Among the more serious issues related to the area’s commercial sex market are […]
Kenner is a city of approximately 67,000 residents, located 20 minutes west of New Orleans in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city. A man who killed two prostituted women took at least one victim in Kenner. The Kenner Police Department routinely targets individuals soliciting sex online. In its efforts, it […]
Kauai County has a population of roughly 73,000 and is located on the island of Kauai, about 100 miles west of Honolulu. Its county seat is Lihue, HI. Prostitution and sex trafficking, including child sex trafficking, have been documented in the county. Consumer level demand provides the revenue stream for all prostitution and sex trafficking, and […]
Kasson is a city of about 7,000 residents, located west of Rochester in Dodge County, Minnesota. Prostitution has been documented in the city, and has led to complaints to police. Local residents have also been arrested in adjacent communities for attempting to purchase sex from undercover officers posing as minor girls; in mid-2013, media outlets similarly reported […]
Kansas City, Missouri is a city of approximately 508,000 residents located in Jackson County, MO. The city and surrounding areas have had well documented problems with prostitution and sex trafficking for many decades. Given the structure of the twin cities of Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, MO, many of the police operations and other […]
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