statistics

from the website:

http://aheartforjustice.com/blog/2010/08/23/some-human-trafficking-statistics-and-stop-child-trafficking-now/

some interesting child trafficking/labour/slavery statistics which are worth a read, I'd say I was surprised at some of them but there are a lot of terrible people about, and a lot of people in poverty, so in all honesty, I'm not surprised one bit at the extent of this problem.

• Child trafficking is one of the fastest growing crimes in the world.
• There are 2.5 million child sex slaves in the world today, some as young as 4 and 5.
• More than 1,000,000 children worldwide will become victims of child trafficking this year.
• Over 100,000 children in the U.S. are currently exploited through commercial sex, and 300,000 children in the U.S. are at risk every year for commercial sexual exploitation.
• Investigators and researchers estimate the average predator in the U.S. can make more than $200,000 a year off one young girl.
• The global market of child trafficking is over $12 billion a year.
• The total market value of illicit human trafficking is estimated to be over $32 billion a year.
• An estimated 14,500-17,500 foreign nationals are trafficked into the U.S. each year.
• Approximately 80% of human trafficking victims are women and girls and up to 50% are minors.
• 600,000-800,000 people are bought and sold across international borders each year; 50% are children, most are female.  The majority of these victims are forced into the sex trade.
• There are open sex slavery cases in all 50 states.
• U.S. citizen child victims are often runaway and homeless youth.
• Runaways, orphans and the poor are targets for sexual predators.
• Approximately 80% of trafficking involves sexual exploitation, and 19% involves labor exploitation.
• There are more slaves today than ever before in human history.

I will most probably work with one of these statistics when I produce my poster. Most probably this one :

'More than 1,000,000 children worldwide will become victims of child trafficking this year.'

This is a good statement: It is almost impossible to comprehend what a million looks like, but everyone uses a year as a measurement of time every day. so basically in an amount of time that takes very little to think about, an incomprehendible number of children will be bought and sold.