Staggering Statistics
4 out of 5
-Substance Abuse, homelessness, mental illness, and involvement in the child welfare system make up 4 out of 5 of the highest risk factors
$200,000
The amount a pimp can make off each child they enslave per year.
​A pimp typically exploits 4-6 children.
15
The average number of times each woman or child is sold for sex
​EACH DAY
2 Girls, 1 Boy
Of every three child sex trafficking victims, two are girls and one is a boy.
30 seconds
A child in the world is sold into slavery every thirty seconds.
#1
Intimate partners or family members are the most likely to recruit a victim into trafficking
1 in 7
Runaways were reportedly sex-trafficked. 74% had been in Foster Care.
11-12
The average age of child taken into sexual slavery.
7 Years
Average life span of a victim is reported to be 7 years (death by STD’s, malnutrition, overdose, suicide, HIV, abuse, or attack are common).

Human Trafficking​
​​What It Is    VS.   What It Isn’t

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  • It is SLAVERY often run by local gangs.
  • It is drugging children and allowing them to be raped as many as 10-30 times a day.
  • It is using fear and intimidation to threaten and control another human being.
  • It is the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world.
  • It is responsible for more than $50 BILLION/Year in revenue. More than Google, Starbucks, and NIKE combined.
  • It is the exploitation of the most marginalized; women, children, homeless, transgender, mentally ill, physically impaired and the elderly
  • It is still growing.  In fact with estimates ranging from 30-40 MILLION victims, in 2017 The US State Dept. reported that globally there were only 14,894 prosecutions and just 9,071 convictions

  • IT ISN'T PROSTITUTION. It isn't voluntary.
  • It isn't about initial consent for a minor, nor is it about payment.
  • It's not a problem just for poor kids.
  • Victims often don't CHOOSE drugs - they are forced.
  • This isn’t a career choice or a way of life.
  • It doesn't only occur underground - many times the cover is a legitimate business.
  • Women aren't the only victims - as many as 1/3 of victims are boys.
  • It doesn't just happen in other countries.  The Urban Institute examined what they call an "underground sex economy" which included 8 U.S. Cities whose "economies" ranged from $39.9 million (Denver) to $290 million (Atlanta)
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