Inside the "Life" in LA

Hidden in plain sight.

Undetected.

Complicated. Sex Trafficking and Sex Worker's Rights in LA.

Complicated.

Hard times in Los Angeles

Explore one sex trafficking's survivor's past.

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Stories

Stories by Tika, Kerri and Romeo

Sex trafficking is one of the most egregious human rights violations of our time. If we prioritize victims/survivors based on the type of exploitation they experience, we contribute to the inequalities that lead to trafficking in the first place – the idea that some people are more or less worthy of attention and resources is the same mentality that creates the social inequities perpetuating vulnerabilities to trafficking.

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Tika

The Survivor




Kerri

Officer




Pimp

Romeo

Analysis

The lackluster data, legal intricacies and economics of human trafficking.

Sexual Exploitation is both an international and domestic issue, as well as an economic issue. In any industry, supply and demand are the driving forces. In human trafficking, the demand to purchase sex lies in the hearts and minds of buyers, or “Johns.” Put simply, without demand there would be no supply – there would be no customers for traffickers, thus no need to victimize men, women and children.

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Behind the Numbers

Can we really trust the numbers reported on human trafficking?




Human Trafficking Sentencing

Click here to view a chart that shows the average length of a prison sentence for those prosecuted for human trafficking.




Economics of Sex Trafficking

Why is sex trafficking such a lucrative business?