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In its annual report for 2018, the National Human Trafficking Hotline claims that there were 790 cases of human trafficking in California, which is the highest among all states, with sex trafficking being the leading form of trafficking. [28] Of sex trafficking victims in California, 76.3% were females, 3.9% were males and 26.9% were minors.
California Against Slavery (CAS) is a 501(c)(3) organization that launched a California state wide directory of organizations and agencies that provide services to victims and survivors of human trafficking, sex trafficking, and labor trafficking. The organization focuses on the specific goal of creating a Connected and Collaborating California ...
Individuals may call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center [6] (1-888-373-7888) to report a potential case of human trafficking; to connect with local anti-trafficking services; or to request training and technical assistance, general information, or specific anti-trafficking resources. The hotline is funded by the Department of Health ...
Human sex trafficking occurs when someone is compelled by a group or person to perform a sexual act in exchange for something of commercial value such as money, drugs, food, or a place to live.
Slavery Footprint, a nonprofit organization based in Oakland, California, that works to end human trafficking and modern-day slavery [23] Stop Child Trafficking Now, an organization founded by Lynette Lewis, an author and public speaker [24] Stop the Traffik, a campaign coalition which aims to bring an end to human trafficking worldwide
The teenager, who authorities said was a victim of human trafficking, began texting the emergency number with "pleas for help" around 3 a.m. on May 9, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s ...
Senate Bill 14 would classify sex trafficking of minors as a "serious" felony under California's penal code, which triggers the state's "three strikes" law that allows prosecutors to pursue life ...
Polaris is a nonprofit non-governmental organization that works to combat and prevent sex and labor trafficking in North America. The organization's 10-year strategy is built around the understanding that human trafficking does not happen in vacuum but rather is the predictable end result of a range of other persistent injustices and inequities in our society and our economy.