About trafficking

Trafficking is a largely hidden phenomenon. These are some of the known annual figures.

24.9

million humans are in forced labour

million humans are
trafficked

1.0

million children are victims of commercial sexual exploitation

3.8

million adults are victims of forced sexual exploitation

Trafficking happens through legitimate supply chains and financial institutions for illegal gains.

$999 billion

estimated total profits

$95 billion

from global arms trafficking

$32 billion

from drugs trafficking

$7-23 billion

from wildlife trafficking

The criminal justice system focuses on firearms trafficking only in a relatively small percentage of the cases where it would be warranted – meaning firearms trafficking is a largely hidden phenomenon, only part of which comes to the surface

1/3 — 
Global Study on Firearms Trafficking 2020
by UNODC

...Improved victim identification is critical to extending protection to the vast majority of modern slavery victims who are currently unidentified or unattended…

2/3 — 
Global estimates of Modern Slavery
‍by 87 ALLIANCE

..The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that wildlife crime is a threat not only to the environment and biodiversity, but also to human health, economic development and security...

3/3 — 
World Wildlife Crime Report 2020
by UNODC

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