"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” - Maya Angelou
Global
- Human trafficking generates $150 billion annually, with ⅔ from sexual exploitation.
- As of 2021, an estimated 50 million people are victims of forced labor, marriage, debt bondage, or trafficking.
- Global trafficking has increased by 10 million in 5 years.
- Labor trafficking makes up the majority of global exploitation cases.
US
The 2023 Global Slavery Index estimated over 1 million people living in modern day slavery in the US as of 2021.
Arizona
- In 2024, the National Human Trafficking Hotline identified 300 cases involving 671 victims in Arizona.
- The 2024 Youth Experiences Survey (ASU) reported:
- 227 youth surveyed; 200 had experienced homelessness
- 31% reported sex trafficking victimization
- 15% reported labor trafficking victimization
- 46.7% LGBTQIA+, 42.3% dropped out of school
- Common housing: shelters, transitional housing, couch-surfing
- 91.4% of trafficked youth had been kicked out of home, often due to gender identity (35.7%) or family conflict (28.6%)
- 63.6% experienced partner violence, 54.5% witnessed domestic violence
