16 Statistics About Human Trafficking In The United States

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13. How do human traffickers recruit their victims?

We are continuing our list of statistics about human trafficking in the United States, and on the 13th spot, we have an explanation of various methods traffickers employ to convince their victims, who have no idea what they are about to get into. Sometimes, the traffickers will marry women who don’t know the truth about their husbands and will then sell them. Other times, abusive boyfriends can lead to such situations. However, a more typical and common method involves simply kidnapping the people, especially women and girls, as they make their way to or from office and schools.

Statistics About Human Trafficking In The United States

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