National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

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According to the State of California Department of Justice, Attorney General’s website: “Human trafficking is among the world's fastest growing criminal enterprises and is estimated to be a $150 billion-a-year global industry. It is a form of modern-day slavery that profits from the exploitation of our most vulnerable populations. One common misperception is that human trafficking requires movement across borders. In reality, it involves controlling a person or group through force, fraud, or coercion to exploit the victims for forced labor, sexual exploitation, or both. This can occur entirely within a single country or cross borders. Human trafficking strips victims of their freedom and violates our nation's promise that every person in the United States is guaranteed basic human rights.”

Unfortunately, due to our geographic location, proximity to larger cities, number of ports and airports, and several other factors, Sacramento area is a hot spot for human trafficking. The Community Against Sexual Harm estimated that between 2015 and 2020, there were more than 13,000 victims trafficked for sex in Sacramento County alone.

For additional resources to support survivors of trafficking, please visit: https://dhs.saccounty.gov/BHS/Documents/SUPT/GI-BHS-SUPT-Community-Resource- List.pdf

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/human-trafficking

https://cashsacramento.org/awareness-of-sex-trafficking-in-th-sacramento-region/.