Title: 13 trafficking statistics that enormity of the global sex trade
Headings: 13 sex trafficking statistics that explain the enormity of the global sex trade
13 sex trafficking statistics that explain the enormity of the global sex trade
1. There are more than 4 million victims of sex trafficking globally
2. 99% are women and girls
3. There is no official estimate of sex trafficking victims in the U.S.
4. 7 in 10 victims were exploited in Asia and the Pacific region
5. 1 in 7 reported runways in the U.S. in 2018 is likely a victim of child sex trafficking
6. Girls in foster care are particularly vulnerable
7. Profits from forced sexual labor are estimated at $99 billion worldwide
8. Profits are highest per sex trafficking victim in developed economies
9. There are an estimated 9,000 illicit massage parlors across the U.S.
10. Profits from illicit massage parlors are estimated at $2.5 billion
11. Events like the Super Bowl increasingly are monitored for sex trafficking
12. Prosecutions of sex trafficking are down in the U.S.
13. Victims are still arrested for crimes they were forced to commit by traffickers
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Content: 99% are women and girls
The vast majority of sex trafficking victims are women and girls, though men, boys, trans, intersex and nonbinary individuals can be victims as well. The International Labour Organization estimates that 99% of the adults and children forced into sexual exploitation in 2016 are female. 3. There is no official estimate of sex trafficking victims in the U.S.
The State Department releases an annual report on human trafficking with breakdowns for individual countries, though it is largely focused on government actions to address the trafficking and does not estimate the total number of victims. However, in its 2019 report, the State Department found the top three nations of origin for human trafficking victims were the United States, Mexico and the Philippines. It does not break that figure down for sex trafficking alone. Further reading: Sex trafficking, prostitution is anything but a 'victimless crime,' experts say
Further reading: From harmful fetishes to sex trafficking, Robert Kraft case highlights risks facing Asian women
Polaris tracks the number of reports made to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, a figure often used by researchers. In 2018, it received 5,147 reported cases of human trafficking.