Article posted Wednesday, June 26, 2013 1:59pm

The U.S. Department of State released its 2013 Trafficking in Persons report on June 19, breaking down the issue of global and national human trafficking with figures, testimonials and explanations of global human trafficking policies.

Human trafficking is using force, fraud or coercion to recruit, harbor, transport or obtain people against their will. Some severe forms of human trafficking include sex trafficking, subjecting a person to involuntary debt bondage or slavery, and child soldiering.

27 million

Number of men, women and children who are trafficking victims at any given time.

140

Number of countries that have criminalized sex and labor trafficking.

40,000

Number of trafficking victims identified in the last year.

1.8

Prevalence of trafficking victims in the world (per 1,000 people) in 2010.

3

Prevalence of trafficking victims in Asia and the Pacific (per 1,000 people) in 2010.

Source: 2013 Trafficking in Persons report; 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report