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Child Trafficking 

The Voiceless 

So, what is Child Trafficking?
A phrase used so casually anymore that people don't even have a reaction when it is spoken - yet behind it are real children whose lives are being stolen every day.

Child trafficking is a form of human trafficking in which children - anyone under 18 -  are recruited, transported, transferred, harbored, or received for the purpose of exploitation.

It is the stealing of innocence's - and it is a crime!​

Unshakable Truths

Real & Local

Trafficking is REAL—and it’s happening HERE, not just “somewhere else".

Children Are the Target 

Children are the #1 target of traffickers - using them for sexual exploitation, forced labor, forced marriages and crimes, illegal adoptions and organ harvesting. 

Awareness = Prevention

Prevention starts with awareness - you can't fight what you don't see. 

Everyone Has a Role

Every one of us has a responsibility to protect children.  Keeping silent

only helps traffickers.

No Child Prostitutes

A child is anyone under 18. There is no such thing as a “child prostitute” - only victims.

Movement Not Required

Trafficking may involve borders, communities, or even a child’s home - movement is not required.

Reality

#1

The U.S. is the #1 consumer of child pornography material and the top nation that pays for child sex.  

Anyone that is watching child porn is facilitating that child's rape.  

500,000

An estimated 500,000 predators are estimated to be online at any given moment.  

  • 1 in 5 children are approached by an online predator.

  • 1 in 12 children have exchanged messages with a stranger that was sexual in nature.  

+66 % Increase 

In just 3 years (2020 - 2023) the reports of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) have increased +66%.  

2nd

Fastest growing and 2nd most profitable criminal enterprise.   It generates more revenue than all pro-sports combined.​

40%

Over 40% of children are trafficked by a family member.  

An estimated 30,000 victims die each year from abuse, disease, and neglect. 

$150 Billion

Generates $150 billion globally.  In the U.S. it is a $38-$50 billion industry.  

It's estimated that pimps in the U.S. can earn $200,000 per child a year. 

66.7%

Gender distribution of online sexual offenses against children is: 

  • 66.7% Female

  • 31.1% Male

  • 2.2% Transgender or gender fluid

Source:  The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Operation Underground Railroad, Veterans 4 Child Resecure

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