• Please read the "Myths and Facts about Sexual Assault" from our partner organization, Jackson County SART
• Approximately one in every four females and one in every six males experience sexual assault or abuse.   
• Homeless youth face a disproportionately high risk of being sex trafficked, as well as being exposed to other types of sexual abuse and exploitation. According to a 2018 report by the Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice, and Research, nationally, two out of three female (RHY) runaway or homeless youth reported being solicited for paid sex, and 22% of RHY of all genders reported being solicited on their first night of being homeless. LGBTQ RHY were solicited at twice the rate of non-LGBTQ youth, and 90% of transgender RHY reported being solicited (Maslow Project).  
• The I-5 route makes up the majority of what is referred to as the “West Coast track” for trafficking, and it is estimated that each victim traveling along the track can make their trafficker around $200,000 a year, contributing to the $150 billion global human trafficking industry​. 
• In 2019, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) estimated that 1 in 6 endangered runaways reported to them were likely sex trafficking victims.
• The International Labor Organization and Walk Free Foundation, in partnership with IOM, estimate that there are 4.8 million people trapped in forced sexual exploitation globally.
• In 2019, 11,500 cases of human trafficking were reported; and 8,248 were sex trafficking. 
• Up to 300,000 Americans under 18 are lured into the commercial sex trade every year. From 14,500 - 17,500 of those victims are trafficked into the United States each year.
• A $32 billion-a-year industry in the U.S. alone, human trafficking is on the rise and is in all 50 states (U.S. Government)
• Human trafficking has surpassed the illegal sale of arms
• Average victims age is 11 to 14
• Approximately 80% are women and children bought, sold and imprisoned in the underground sex service industry
• Average life span of a victim is reported to be 7 years (found dead from attack, abuse, HIV and other STD's, malnutrition, overdose or suicide).

Children of the Night has a 24/7 nationwide toll-free hotline providing crisis intervention and comprehensive case management for anyone trapped on the streets of our nation.
 (800) 551-1300
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