A Trivia Quiz About Human Trafficking

At least 100,000 American children are being exploited through pornography or prostitution every year (Shared Hope).
FBI estimates that nearly 300,000 American youths are at risk of becoming victims of commercial sexual exploitation.

Traffickers lure and ensnare people into forced labor and sex trafficking by manipulating and exploiting their vulnerabilities. Human traffickers recruit, transport, harbor, obtain, and exploit victims – often using force, threats, lies, or other psychological coercion. Traffickers promise a high-paying job, a loving relationship, or new and exciting opportunities. In other cases, they may kidnap victims or use physical violence or substance abuse to control them.

Traffickers employ a variety of control tactics, including physical and emotional abuse, sexual assault, confiscation of identification and money, isolation from friends and family, and even renaming victims. Often, traffickers identify and leverage their victims’ vulnerabilities in order to create dependency. They make promises aimed at addressing the needs of their target in order to impose control. As a result, victims become trapped and fear leaving for myriad reasons, including psychological trauma, shame, emotional attachment, or physical threats to themselves or their children’s safety.

Often the traffickers and their victims share the same national, ethnic, or cultural background, allowing the trafficker to better understand and exploit the vulnerabilities of their victims.
Traffickers can be lone individuals or extensive criminal networks. Pimps, gangs, family members, labor brokers, employers of domestic servants, small business owners, and large factory owners have all been found guilty of human trafficking. Their common thread is a willingness to exploit other human beings for profit. (PolarisProject.org)

Human trafficking is a problem in our community, and it will take the whole community to create a solution! Here are a few ways YOU can get involved:
- learn more by reading, researching, and talking to experts
- be aware of the signs of trafficking and report if you suspect anything
- mentor a young person who might be at-risk for trafficking
- dontate time, money and resources to organizations who are working to end slavery
- be an advocate by telling others, supporting better policies, volunteering, and being a voice for the cause.

The correct answer is 13. This suggests that individuals typically enter the sex trade at a very young age. This is a concerning and alarming statistic, highlighting the vulnerability and exploitation of minors in this industry. It emphasizes the urgent need for awareness, prevention, and intervention efforts to protect and support these young individuals.

Human trafficking is a $150 billion industry, according to the International Labor Organization.
Human trafficking is the 2nd largest and fastest-growing criminal industry. (U.S. State Department)

It is estimated that there are 27 million human beings enslaved in the world today. (notforsalecampaign.org)
5.5 million children are trafficked each year around the world. (UNICEF)
14,500-17,500 people are trafficked into the U.S. annually. (U.S. State Department)