Jonesboro is a city located in northeastern Arkansas, in Craighead County, and has a population of about 80,000 people. Prostitution and child sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city for decades. Local business owners and residents have complained about prostitution in certain neighborhoods. Some city residents have written down the license plate numbers of […]
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 […]
Johnson County is a mid-sized county of about 613,000 residents, covering the suburbs and unincorporated areas near Kansas City, KS. Prostitution is a well-documented problem in the area, and has been linked to a number of additional serious crimes. For example, several child sex trafficking cases have been reported, and more than one serial killer […]
Johnston is a town in Rhode Island with a population of about 29,000, located just west of Providence. Prostitution and sex trafficking activity have been reported in the town for several years; cases of prostitution-related homicide have also been documented. Among their efforts to reduce commercial sex sales in the community, the Johnston Police Department […]
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. […]
Jessup is a small community of approximately 11,000 residents, located near Laurel and Savage in Howard County, Maryland. Situated along the Route 1 corridor, it is one of several unincorporated areas in the vicinity that are known for prevalent street- and hotel-based prostitution and sex trafficking. To address these issues, the Howard County Police Department has conducted many […]
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 […]
Jefferson is a census-designated place of less than 750 residents, located 10 miles west of Charleston in Kanawha County, West Virginia. Centered along a strip of U.S. Route 60, the community has reported problems with chronic prostitution in and around its many adult-oriented businesses for decades, including multiple homicides. To address the wide range of […]
Jasper is a city of approximately 14,000 residents located in Walker County in northern Alabama. In May 2011, members of the Walker County Sheriff’s Office’s Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET) conducted a street-level reverse sting outside one of the city’s motels, using an undercover female officer as a decoy. The operation resulted in the arrest of four sex buyers, all of whom […]
Jacksonville is a city of approximately 950,000 million residents, located in northeast Florida. It is the state’s most populous city, and includes the semi-autonomous communities of Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Baldwin. Prostitution and commercial sex trafficking have been identified as substantial problems in the city for decades, and have been linked to […]
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