| Definitions | Location | How are people being trafficked? | Fact or Myth |
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What is a risk factor for human trafficking?
Runaway/homeless youth
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Only women and girls can victims and survivors of sex trafficking.
MYTH
One study estimates that as many as half of sex trafficking victims and survivors are male. Advocates believe that percentage may be even higher but that male victims are far less likely to be identified. LGBTQ boys and young men are seen as particularly vulnerable to trafficking. |
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What is a risk factor for human trafficking?
Substance use
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What is a method of force, fraud, or coercion?
Emotional abuse
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People being trafficked are physically unable to leave their situations/locked in/held against their will.
MYTH
That is sometimes the case. More often, however, people in trafficking situations stay for reasons that are more complicated. Some lack the basic necessities to physically get out – such as transportation or a safe place to live. Some are afraid for their safety. Some have been so effectively manipulated that they do not identify at that point as being under the control of another person. |
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What area of New York has the most reported cases of human trafficking?
Nassau County, LI
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What is the top risk factor for human trafficking?
Recent migration/location
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Labor trafficking is only or primarily a problem in developing countries.
MYTH
Labor trafficking occurs in the United States and in other developed countries but is reported at lower rates than sex trafficking. |
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What is the state with the most reported cases of human trafficking?
Texas
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What is the top method of force, fraud, or coercion?
Isolation/confinement
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