FACTS ABOUT TRAFFICKING

* Between 600,000 and 800,000 people are trafficked internationally each year. 80% are women and 50% are children.

*By extremely narrow definitions of trafficking, between 14,000 and 17,000 people are trafficked into the U.S. each year.

*Trafficking is now the second most lucrative illegal industry for organized crime, recently surpassing illegal arms dealing.

*By extremely conservative estimates, trafficking accrues $9.5 billion dollars each year globally for organized crime. Some groups contest that the value in reality is much higher.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT
THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT'S
SEX-TRAFFICKING SITE

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