LA Leaders Launch New Strategy to Combat Sex Trafficking on Western Avenue

New Initiative Against Sex Trafficking

• 🎯 LA city and county leaders are collaborating on a new strategy to combat sex trafficking.
• 📍 The initiative specifically targets Western Avenue, identified as a hub for illegal activities including trafficking, particularly in the Koreatown and Greater Wilshire areas.

Shifting Focus from Victims to Perpetrators

• ⚖️ The primary goal is to shift the criminalization focus from trafficking victims to the johns, buyers, exploiters, predators, and profiteers.
• 💡 Leaders aim to disrupt the demand for sex trafficking by targeting those who profit from it.

Disrupting Demand and Ensuring Accountability

• 🚫 A key objective is to stop johns from believing they can engage in such transactions in broad daylight without consequence.
• 🗣️ City officials are also calling for improvements to further support the initiative's goals.