MARCH 2014

FACT SHEET

The KY Rescue & Restore Coalition was created in 2008 to: Support a statewide anti-human trafficking coalition in Kentucky Increase identification of human trafficking victims through awareness and training Provide direct services to survivors of human trafficking throughout Kentucky For more information or to donate to victim services, visit our website: www.rescueandrestoreky.org

160 victims of human trafficking have been identified in Kentucky. Of these 160 victims, 94 were trafficked as children. The youngest victim was 2 months old. The average age among trafficking victims in KY is 21 years old, with the most frequently occurring age being 17 years old. 200+ victims (some from other states or trafficked in other countries) have received services (housing, advocacy, medical care, interpretation services, food, therapy services , etc) through KY Rescue & Restore Coalition agency partners More than 21,000 individuals in Kentucky have been educated about human trafficking

There have been 25 State and 2 Federal charges/ indictments in Kentucky on human trafficking. There have been 2 State and 2 Federal convictions on human trafficking crimes, all related to sex trafficking. Several state cases are ongoing. At least 4 additional human trafficking cases have been charged/convicted on charges other than human trafficking.

Human Trafficking Task Forces

Lexington

PATH

(Northern KY)

CASE DEMOGRAPHICS #cases % Sex Trafficking Labor Trafficking Both Labor and Sex Child Victims Adult Victims Foreign Nationals Domestic Victims Male Victims Female Victims 113 41 6 94 66 56 102 22 138 71% 26% 3% 59% 41% 35% 64% 14% 86%

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