National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

 

Today, January 11, 2015 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. 

Here are some facts about human trafficking in the United States of America: human trafficking in the USA

• Human trafficking generates $9.5 billion yearly in the United States. (United Nations)
• Approximately 300,000 children are at risk of being prostituted in the United States. (U.S. Department of Justice)
• The average age of entry into prostitution for a child victim in the United States is 13-14 years old. (U.S. Department of Justice)
• A pimp can make $150,000-$200,000 per child each year and the average pimp has 4 to 6 girls. (U.S. Justice Department, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
• The average victim may be forced to have sex up to 20-48 times a day. (Polaris Project)
• Fewer than 100 beds are available in the United States for underage victims. (Health and Human Services)
• Department Of Justice has identified the top twenty human trafficking jurisdictions in the country:” Houston
• El Paso
• Los Angeles
• Atlanta
• Chicago
• Charlotte
• Miami
• Las Vegas
• New York
• Long Island
• New Orleans
• Washington, D.C.
• Philadelphia
• Phoenix
• Richmond
• San Diego• San Francisco
• St Louis
• Seattle
• Tampa  (Department of Justice)
• A pimp can make $150,000-$200,000 per child each year and the average pimp has 4 to 6 girls. (U.S. Justice Department, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
• One in three teens on the street will be lured toward prostitution within 48 hours of leaving home. (National Runaway Hotline)

Human Trafficking is everywhere! Here are the top ten countries where human trafficking is the worst:

1. Bangladesh
2. Brazil
3. Haiti
4. Pakistan
5. India
6. Sri Lanka
7. Nepal
8. Uganda
9. Ghana
10. China

top 10 countries
 Websites that show you how you can help:
Hope for Justice
The A 21 Campaign
The Hope Soap Project
Kari Jobe's A 21 Campaign bracelet
Together and with God we can put an end to human  trafficking!