5 Shocking Truths About Human Trafficking in America

5 SHOCKING TRUTHS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN AMERICA

LARGE SPORTING EVENTS INCREASE THE PROBLEM

The Super Bowl is the single largest human trafficking event in the United States.

Thousands of fans flock to ciFes for a game, increasing human trafficking rates naAonwide.

Thousands of fans flock to ciFes for a game, increasing human trafficking rates naAonwide.

In 2012 alone, over 10,000 prosAtutes were brought to Miami for the Super Bowl.

IT’S GROWING RAPIDLY

Human trafficking

generates over $32 BILLION

each year.

$9.5 billion comes from

U.S. operaAons.

Human trafficking

generates over $32 BILLION

each year.

It is recognized as the fastest

growing sector of internaFonal

organized crime.

IT IS NOT A “FOREIGN” PROBLEM

Between 14,500 and 17,500 people are brought into the U.S. each year as modern day slaves.

50% of these vicFms are children.

50% of these vicFms are children.

Out of all trafficking cases in the U.S., 83% are American-born ciAzens.

4 most common U.S. desAnaAons for human traffickers:

4 most common U.S. desAnaAons for human traffickers:

• California • Nevada • Texas • New York

CHILDREN AND TEENS ARE AT THE HIGHEST RISK

An estimated 300,000 American children are victims of human trafficking per year.

800,000 people are trafficked across international borders per year.

50% are children. 80% are women and girls.

The average age is 12-14 years old.

SLAVERY IS AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH

Recent research suggests that there are between 21 and 30 million people in modern-day slavery around

the world.

(That’s more people than were enslaved at the height of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.)

It’s time to put a stop to human trafficking.

CONTACT THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING RESOURCE CENTER HOTLINE

1-888-373-7888 or text HELP or INFO to BeFree (233733) for support.

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