“According to a 2007 Washington Post expose entitled “Human Trafficking Evokes Outrage, Little Evidence”, human trafficking into the United States is essentially nonexistent ……. Nevertheless, the number of identified victims (or convicted traffickers) is far less than the official claim (by the U.S. State Department) that as many 14,500-17,500 individuals are trafficked into the United States every year. An recent analysis by the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics showed a huge gap between the claimed number of victims and the number of confirmed cases of victimization. (Duren Banks and Tracey Kyckelhahn. Characteristics of Suspected Human Trafficking Incidents, 2008–2010. Washington, DC: BJS, 2011.)

A huge gap between the alleged number of victims and the number of confirmed cases also characterizes the situation worldwide. The U.S. Department of State recently reported that only 0.4 percent of the “estimated victims” of trafficking internationally had been officially “identified” (U.S. Department of State, Trafficking in Persons Report, 2010). The State Department report provided no source for the number of either estimated or identified victims. Some critics, like Markon in the Washington Post, note that all such estimates are deeply flawed.

Nice to see fake numbers still being used. Must be great when people hold out their hats for extra funding for a problem that isnt as big as claimed.

Doesnt mean I dont want trafficing to stop, just dont outright lie about it how bad it is. Tired of fear mongering liars using issues to pump up their organizations coffers which then are used to benefit them not people they claim to help.