Social Justice Corner: Trafficking on the Rise

Trafficking on the Rise Submitted by Monica Schultz Some sobering statistics about Human Trafficking. The average age of entry into prostitution for a child victim in the United States is 13-14 years old. 90% of runaways become part of the sex trade business and most are coerced within 72 hours of running away. Human trafficking generates $9.5 billion yearly in the United States. Statistics from: Human sex trafficking on the rise, and it's here in Milwaukee, Fox 6 News