Why sex trafficking is especially high in Seattle

Summary

• Seattle is one of the top cities for human trafficking due to high demand.

• The Port of Seattle reports 500 to 700 minors in King County are forced into prostitution every year.

"We've got young people who are being sold in the sex trades and adults who are being trafficked for labor," said Mar Brettmann, executive director and CEO of Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking. BEST provides training on the signs of sex trafficking to businesses in sectors like hospitality and tourism. "It's happening at even more alarming rates since the onset of COVID."

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/why-sex-trafficking-is-especially-high-in-seattle/281-4827db95-d25d-4b8f-ad52-9862a2ac30c4

>>14959670

>seen a celebration for the safe return of one by a city, town neighborhood, school, church, team, club, news station, paper, or charity? NOT ONE EVER.

Good point, Anon.

>human trafficking doesnt end with 'sex work'.

Sadly, I know. My heart breaks over and over. This is what brought me here in the first place.

"Those who sleep do not know, and those that know cannot sleep"

If I can help raise awareness by research and increased understanding of the issue, damn it, that's what I will do. I only wish I could do more for the children.

o7

>>14959691

Indeed. Not to mention Seattle basically removed or tried to remove it's police force.