Statistics
Overall
600,000 to 800,000 people are estimated to be trafficked across nation's borders world-wide every year
Source: 2014 TIP Report - US State Department
Estimates are as high as 27 million
Source: Kevin Bales of Free the Slaves
The worldwide industry earns $150.2 billion per year from the use of forced labor
More than 1/3 of the profits [$51.2 billion] are made from labor trafficking
2/3 of the profits [estimated $99 billion per year] are made from sex trafficking
Human trafficking is now the 2nd highest grossing criminal enterprise
14,500 - 17,500 people are trafficked into the United States each year
200,000 are estimated to be trafficking within the United States each year
Source: 2014 TIP Report - US State Department
244,000 American children estimated to be at risk of commercial sexual exploitation in 2000
The average age of a person that is targeted and commercially sexually exploited is between 12 and 14 years old
Source: Estes, Richard J. and Neil A. Weiner. The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work: 2001.
Prosecution Statistics
Worldwide, approximately 9,460 prosecutions for trafficking took place in 2013
Resulting in 5,776 convictions
In the United States federally, there were 1,927 investigations with 232 prosecutions (charging 253 defendants)
Resulting in 174 convicted traffickers
Source: 2014 TIP Report - State Department
Maryland Statistics
Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force (MHTTF) Victim Service Subcommittee members assisted 217 victims of trafficking in 2013
FBI Child Exploitation Task Force has identified 46 child victims of trafficking in Maryland since January 2013
MHTTF federal law enforcement partners have identified 200 total victims of trafficking since January 2013
MHTTF federal law enforcement partners have arrested 94 human traffickers since January 2013
23 federal trafficking prosecutions in Maryland since January 2013
The Department of Juvenile Services has identified 78 potential victims of trafficking since the inception of their screening tool at their facilities in 2012 [Currently the screening tool has been implemented at Alfred D. Noyes' Children's Center, Thomas JS Waxter's Children's Center, and The Charles Hickey School]
The Department of Human Resources has identified 70 potential victims of trafficking since the inception of their screening tool in May 2014
Disclaimer: These statistics are for informational purposes only.