By alex8188 (18, F, CA)
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Human trafficking is the third most profitable criminal activity in the world. The first and second are drug trafficking and arms trafficking.
9.5 billion
The amount of money (in dollars) that the entire trafficking industry generates in annual revenue.
800,000 - 900,000
The estimated number of people trafficked across international borders each year.
70%
Percentage of these people who are female.
50%
Percentage of them who are children.
200,000
American kids are at risk for trafficking into the sex industry.
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Humans are trafficked into the U.S. annually.
5,000 - 7,000
Victims from East Asia and the Pacific are trafficked into the U.S. annually.
3,500 – 5,500
Victims from Latin America, Europe and Eurasia are trafficked into the U.S. each year.
120,000
Women and children are trafficked into Western Europe each year.
1,324
The number of victims who were aided by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) aided in 2001. To learn more about the IOM visit http://www.migrationinformation.org/feature/display.cfm?ID=66.
10 billion
The United Nations estimates that global trafficking of women and children is an operation worth 10 billion dollars each year.
Sources:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/ncvrw/2005/pg5l.html
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/23598.pdf
http://www.migrationinformation.org/feature/display.cfm?ID=66
http://www.savethechildrenindia.com/wsf.htm
• End the Silence, Stop the Slavery
• Trafficking Statistics
• More Trafficking Statistics
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
