Kanawha County, West Virginia has a population of about 178,000 and is located in the central part of the state. It includes the city of Charleston, which serves as the county seat and the state capital. Prostitution activity has been well-documented within the county, and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates results in complaints […]
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 […]
Junction City is a small city of approximately 23,000 residents about an hour’s drive west of Topeka, Kansas. It is the largest city and county seat of Geary County, KS. Cases of prostitution and sex trafficking have been reported in the community for decades. This activity and its ancillary crimes has generated complaints to local […]
Johnson City is a city of approximately 71,000 residents, located in Washington County in northeastern Tennessee. Prostitution activity has been well-documented in the city and surrounding communities, and in unincorporated areas of the county. This activity and the problems and ancillary crimes it generates result in complaints to law enforcement agencies from residents and businesses. […]
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 […]
Irving is a city of about 254,000 residents, situated northwest of Dallas in Dallas County, Texas. Prostitution has been a well-documented local problem for decades, generating complaints to police from local residents and businesses. Cases of sex trafficking and a wide range of associated crimes have also occurred as the result of the local sex […]
Indianapolis, Indiana is a city with a population of approximately 882,000. It is the capital of, and most populous city in, Indiana and also serves as the seat of Marion County. For decades, residents, businesses, police, and others have recognized the city’s substantial prostitution problem, and its links to other crimes, including sex trafficking of […]
Independence is a city with a population of approximately 122,000, located in western Missouri’s Jackson County, near Kansas City. Internet-based prostitution has been identified as a substantial problem in the city. In addition, cases of child sex trafficking has been documented in the area; for example, in mid-2012, press outlets reported that law enforcement agencies […]
Idaho Falls is a city of approximately 62,000 residents in southeastern Idaho, located in Bonneville County. It’s located along an interstate highway, which police say contributes to prostitution and sex trafficking occurring in local hotels. Prostitution often generates additional problems and crimes in the community. For example, a man was sentenced to prison for mugging […]
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