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The sexual exploitation of children in Canada
Four in five (81%) persons accused of human trafficking from 2009-2018 have been men.
93% of the individuals that are sex trafficked in Canada are Canadian, not foreigners.
The vast majority of victims of police-reported human trafficking were women and girls (97%).
First Nation, Inuit, and Métis women and girls, youth in care, runaway and homeless youth, persons with disabilities, refugees and migrants, and LGBTQ2 persons are most vulnerable of being trafficked.
2.4 million Canadians reported being sexually victimized as a child.
About half (45%) of all victims of police-reported human trafficking were between the ages of 18 and 24. Nearly three in ten victims (28%) were under the age of 18, and the remainder (26%) were 25 years of age or older.
Between 2009 and 2016, two-thirds (66%) of human trafficking offences reported by police between 2009 and 2016 were reported in Ontario, over one in ten (14%) incidents were reported in Quebec and just under one in ten (8%) were in Alberta.
Nine in ten (90%) incidents of human trafficking were reported in census metropolitan areas.
The sexual exploitation of children in Canada
Nearly three in ten victims of police-reported human trafficking are under the age of 18.
93% of the individuals that are sex trafficked in Canada are Canadian, not foreigners.
Four in five (81%) persons accused of human trafficking from 2009-2018 have been men.
First Nation, Inuit, and Métis women and girls, youth in care, runaway and homeless youth, persons with disabilities, refugees and migrants, and LGBTQ2 persons are most vulnerable of being trafficked.
Nine in ten (90%) incidents of human trafficking were reported in census metropolitan areas.
Between 2009 and 2016, two-thirds (66%) of human trafficking offences reported by police between 2009 and 2016 were reported in Ontario, over one in ten (14%) incidents were reported in Quebec and just under one in ten (8%) were in Alberta.
2.4 million Canadians reported being sexual victimized as a child.
The sexual exploitation of children globally
As of 2014, at least 120 million girls under the age of 20 – about one in 10 – have been forced to engage in sex or perform other sexual acts.
Human trafficking is the second-largest organized crime in the world behind drug trafficking.
Every 2 minutes a child is being prepared for sexual exploitation.
The majority of children are recruited into sexual exploitation by a family member or friend.
Studies indicate that sexually exploited children serve between two and thirty clients per week, leading to an estimated base of anywhere between 100 to 1500 clients per year, per child.
The average trafficked victim is 11-13 years old.
The global economic impacts and costs resulting from the consequences of physical, psychological and sexual violence against children could be as high as $7 trillion.
The sexual exploitation of children globally
As of 2014, at least 120 million girls under the age of 20 – about one in 10 – have been forced to engage in sex or perform other sexual acts.
Human trafficking is the second-largest organized crime in the world behind drug trafficking.
Every 2 minutes a child is being prepared for sexual exploitation.
The majority of children are recruited into sexual exploitation by a family member or friend.
Studies indicate that sexually exploited children serve between two and thirty clients per week, leading to an estimated base of anywhere between 100 to 1500 clients per year, per child.
The average trafficked victim is 11-13 years old.
The global economic impacts and costs resulting from the consequences of physical, psychological and sexual violence against children could be as high as $7 trillion.
The sexual exploitation of children globally
As of 2014, at least 120 million girls under the age of 20 – about one in 10 – have been forced to engage in sex or perform other sexual acts.
Human trafficking is the second-largest organized crime in the world behind drug trafficking.
Every 2 minutes a child is being prepared for sexual exploitation.
The majority of children are recruited into sexual exploitation by a family member or friend.
Studies indicate that sexually exploited children serve between two and thirty clients per week, leading to an estimated base of anywhere between 100 to 1500 clients per year, per child.
The average trafficked victim is 11-13 years old.
The global economic impacts and costs resulting from the consequences of physical, psychological and sexual violence against children could be as high as $7 trillion.
If you need help right away, call 9-1-1
To report sex trafficking and get help, visit the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline or call 1-833-900-1010.
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