In this meme, the white van represents the stereotypical sex trafficker car. In California, human sex trafficking is a very scary and real thing. Half of all sex trafficking victims are children aged 12-14 years old. It also is a $35,000,000,000 business that is made from prostitution. California is the most trafficked state in the United States and is used more in Northern California. Many women do not feel comfortable walking alone at any time of the day in our area. Parking lots, alleys, neighborhoods and more have been known to be areas where women are kidnapped and sold into sex trafficking. Yet, 51% of women who are put into sex trafficking are put there by family members. In this day and age, it is not safe for any women and we all have to be on high alert constantly. If you are able to escape from the horrors of sex slavery, less than 1% of traffickers can be identified and caught. With this very real and scary event that is happening all around us, we need to bring more awareness to the topic to help the women in our community.
“Northern California Anti-Trafficking Coaltition.” Northern California Anti-Trafficking Coaltition, 2019, http://www.ncatcoalition.com/.
