Learn
Human trafficking & sexual exploitation are an “invisible” problem, hidden in plain sight.
San Diego is in the top 13 places in the nation for American traffickers to sell American people, on American soil. Below are resources, video & stories that will give you a well rounded understanding of the problem.
$810M
Annual revenue
Sex trafficking is San Diego's 2nd largest underground economy after drug trafficking —an estimated $810 million in annual revenue.
80%
American
About 80% of victims in San Diego County are from the United States.
15
years old
The average recruitment age in San Diego is 15 years old.
Expert Perspectives
San Diego’s District Attorney Summer Stephens on our community’s human trafficking issues.
Jaime Gates, PhD Professor of Cultural Anthropology and PLNU. Researcher, activist, program developer for 15+ years on anti-human trafficking.
Links
World Without Exploitation
A community of organizations and individuals who share a vision and seek to leverage our unique skills and different backgrounds in the fight to end human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
How to Talk About Human Trafficking with Children and Adolescents
Article from Baylor University
The Life Story
Explore 13 moments when survivors, service providers, funders, advocates and allies can make a difference for girls and women in the sex trade — and learn more about the Life Story Initiative.
San Diego Trafficking Facts
A research agenda that would help develop robust measures of the scope of human trafficking in San Diego County. Of particular interest … the relationship between gangs and human trafficking.
KPBS - Scope of Sex Trafficking
KPBS article detailing the scope of sex trafficking in San Diego county.
Polaris Project
Founded in 2002, Polaris is named for the North Star, which people held in slavery in the United States used as a guide to navigate their way to freedom. Today we are filling in the roadmap for that journey and lighting the path ahead.
San Diego County District Attorney
San Diego resource for facts about prostitution and sex trafficking
News
Human Trafficking Forum: Ebony Jones | San Diego Union-Tribune
Prostitution is a Choice of Desperation.
National Center on Sexual Exploitation
