10. New York
Number of victims: 279
Number of victims per 100,000 people: 1.42
Insider Monkey Score: 6
Due to its massive population, New York, one of the worst states for human trafficking in America, has seen a large number of human trafficking crimes, with the Human Trafficking Hotline stating that it received over 4,000 phone calls and saw over 1,000 cases being launched against human traffickers. The state is cracking down on human traffickers and promising severe sentences for those convicted, which is an attempt to scare the criminals away.
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