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Kenner, LA

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, HI

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, MN

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, MO

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 […]

Kansas City, KS

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 […]

Junction City, KS

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 […]

Jonesboro, AR

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, IL

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, KS

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 […]

Johnson City, TN

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. […]