6/16/26

Erika Evans Addresses Severe Racial Disparity in King County Sex Trafficking

Shortly after a press conference addressing sex trafficking and gun violence on Seattle’s Aurora Avenue, Evans spoke about shocking statistics: Black girls account for just 4.4% of King County’s population, yet they represent between 44% and 52% of its child sex trafficking victims, according to regional prosecutors and members of the King County Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Task Force.

Watch the City Attorney’s full interview alongside Seattle Chief of Police Shon Barnes at tinyurl.com/EvansBarnes

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