Kingsport is a city of approximately 56,000 residents, located along the northeast border of Tennessee. The city occupies parts of both Sullivan and Hawkins counties. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within Kingsport and elsewhere in Sullivan County in particular, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints to law enforcement agencies from […]
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 […]
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 […]
Kansas City, Kansas is a city on the northeastern border of the Kansas state, with a population of about 153,000 residents. It is the third largest city in the state of Kansas and is the largest city and seat of Wyandotte County, KS. Given the structure of the twin cities of Kansas City, Kansas and […]
Kalamazoo is a city of approximately 76,000 residents, located in southwestern Michigan. Like their neighbors in nearby Battle Creek, Kalamazoo residents have reported an increase in commercial sex activity in recent years. A number of serious crimes and other problems are associated with the local commercial sex market. For example, child sex trafficking and the […]
Joliet is city with a population of about 147,000 located in northeastern Illinois, with portions of the city in Will and Kendall counties. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the counties. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results […]
Jersey City contains approximately 284,000 residents and lies within the New York City metro area, situated between Newark and Manhattan in Hudson County. Prostitution, sex trafficking, and prostitution-related violence (including the serial homicide of prostituted women, and the robbery and assault of sex buyers) have been identified as substantial problems in the city and throughout […]
Jackson is the capitol city of Mississippi, and has a population of about 175,000. Prostitution has been identified by police and others as a local concern, and there have been cases of sex trafficking and child endangerment in the area, and the associated production and distribution of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM). For example, in […]
Indio is a city of about 90,000 residents in south-central California, located just inland from the city of San Bernardino along Interstate 10. Prostitution has reportedly been widespread in the city for decades, and police continue to field complaints about it from residents. Sex trafficking is also known to be widespread in areas surrounding San Bernardino […]
Inglewood is a city of about 106,000 residents, located just south of Los Angeles near Hawthorne in Los Angeles County, CA. Prostitution is a substantial problem in the city, and police have used a number of demand-reduction tactics in an attempt to control it and to prevent sex trafficking. The Inglewood Police Department has frequently […]
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