Millions of Children's Voices Are Never Heard
In 2022, NCMEC received more than 19,000 reports of possible child sex trafficking.
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Children in America are taken and sold into slavery per day.
17,000
Children are taken in the US and sold into trafficking each year.
1 in 6
Out of the 25,000 reported endangered runaways in 2022 are likely victims of sex trafficking.
There are an estimated 24.9 million victims of human trafficking worldwide.
Approximately 40% of victims of trafficking are recruited by immediate family members or close family friends.
The average age a teen enters the sex trade in the US is 12 to 14 years old.
Globally, the human trafficking industry earns $150 billion annually, and $99 billion comes from commercial sexual exploitation.
Survivors of sex trafficking suffer from severe physical, emotional, and mental health challenges.
Currently, there is a shortage of safe housing and supportive services for trafficked victims,
which is why places like Kaleb House need to exist.