Human Trafficking

Human Trafficking in the United States

Human Trafficking in relation to Crime and Race

Human Trafficking is included in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime (1), beginning with: Nearly 700,000 people a year are transported globally across national boundaries by force or deception for the purpose of labor or sexual exploitation. Of these victims, an estimated 18,000 to 20,000 are trafficked into the United States, which is the second largest destination for victims of the sex trafficking trade. While human trafficking is recognized as a growing transnational phenomenon, a uniform definition has yet to be internationally adopted; in several countries human trafficking is not even a crime. The fact that individual countries often adopt their own definition of human trafficking leads to an international inability to measure its occurrence, which gives the perception of a lack of trafficking activity. This section examines human trafficking, which can be considered a form of modern-day slavery based on cultural instability and economic deprivation.

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Entry about Human Trafficking in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime