1.2 million
Number of children trafficked each year for sex around the world. (UNICEF)

3rd
Ranking of human trafficking among all income-generating syndicates (drugs and guns hold the top spots). (Stop the Traffic)

11
Average age of sex workers around the world. (CIA)

30 to 35
Percentage of sex workers in the Mekong sub-region of Southeast Asia who are between 12 and 17 years of age. (UNICEF)

16,000
Number of children in Mexico who are involved in prostitution, particularly in tourist destinations. (UNICEF)

100,000
Number of girls—some as young as 7 years old—who are kidnapped each year from Nepal and smuggled across the border into India. Once inside the country, they’re held in cages and forced to participate in the lucrative prostitution industry.

20 to 50
Percentage of prostitutes in Lithuania who are believed to be minors. Girls and boys from children’s homes, some 10 to 12 years old, have been forced to make pornographic movies. (UNICEF)

38
Percentage of rescued trafficked girls in Nepal who have HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases, or tuberculosis. (U.S. State Department)

100,000
Number of children and young women who are trafficked in America today. They range in age from 9 to 19, with the average age being 11. (FBI/ABC News)

30
Number of years that U.S. citizens can spend in prison if they’re convicted of traveling to another country to engage in child sexual tourism. (U.S. State Department)

12
Number of countries in Tier 3 of the U.S. government’s TIPS (Trafficking in Persons) list, meaning their governments “do not fully comply with the minimum standards of combatting [human trafficking], and are not making significant efforts to do so.” Tier 1-3 countries: http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2006/65985.htm

200,000
Number of U.S. children at risk for commercial sexual exploitation.

$9.5 billion
Amount of money generated annually by human trafficking. (FBI)

1-866-DHS-2ICE
Toll-free phone number to report child sexual trafficking.