FBI statistics on human trafficking

•The FBI states that human trafficking is the third largest criminal activity in the world.

•The FBI also breaks down human trafficking into 2 groups which are;

•Sex Trafficking: When persons, both U.S. citizens and foreign nationals, are compelled to engage in commercial sex acts through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. Sex trafficking of a minor occurs when the victim is under the age of 18. For these cases it is not necessary to prove force, fraud, or coercion.

•Labor Trafficking: When persons, both U.S. citizens and foreign nationals, are compelled to performed labor or services through the use of force, threats of force, physical restraint, or threats of physical restraint; serious harm or threats of serious harm; abuse or threatened abuse of law or legal process; or coercion.