Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking

Statistics

• 2nd largest criminal industry in the world
• 800,000 people are trafficked internationally every year
• 14,000-17,000 foreign nationals are trafficked into the U.S. every year
• 50% of victims are children
• 80% of victims are female

statistics

• 13 is the average age of victims first entering prostitution and trafficking in the U.S.
• 244,000-325,000 American children and youth are at risk for sexual exploitation and trafficking every year

Traffickers include:

• Strangers
• Parents/Legal guardians
• Modeling agents
• Truck Drivers
• Relatives
• Babysitters
• Boyfriends/Girlfriends

Services provided by victims:

• Kidnapping/Sexual Bondage
• Domestic Servitude
• Prostitution
• Hotel Housekeeping
• Pornography
• Dowry Marriage
• Sex Slavery

''Kentucky is, unfortunately, a state that is rife with sex trafficking...'' -Gretchen Hunt, Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs

KY Case Demographics

Representing 345 calls within 2013

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A 2013 survey of 323 Kentucky professionals from agencies such as the Administrative Office of the Courts, Department of Juvenile Justice Personnel, victim service agencies, and services for at-risk youth reported that...

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• 35.9% had received some training related to human trafficking
• 76.5% reported that their agency did not have protocols for screening for victims of human trafficking
• the vast majority were interested in more education on the topic of human trafficking

Human Trafficking Victim's rights Act

• Victims will no longer be charged as criminals
• Law enforcement is allowed to take a victim into protective custody
• All property connected with human trafficking will be seized
• Creates a human trafficking victims fund in order to aid services that provide for victims

Progress

• "Kentucky has put itself in a position where by implementing, most recently in the last session, a safe harbor provision for victims, that's really shown that Kentucky is serious about addressing the human trafficking issue." -Warren County Commonwealth's Attorney Chris Cohron.

Organizations taking Action

• Kentucky Rescue & Restore: Victims of Human Trafficking
• Polaris
• Louisville Human Trafficking Task Force

how to help!

• Be Aware
• Donate
• Volunteer
• Educate

Biblography

• http://www.polarisproject.org/what-we-do
• http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/12/23/report-20-cases-child-human-traffickin...
• http://freedomlex.org/uploads/3/4/2/5/3425274/sex-trafficking-of-minors-in-...
• http://www.rescueandrestoreky.org
• http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/Kentucky-Improves-Human-Trafficking-Laws...