Mega Edition: The Worldwide Human Trafficking Problem (10/31/26)

Podcast: The True Crime Tapes · Bobby Capucci

Opublikowano: 2026-10-31

Human trafficking remains a massive and expanding global problem, with the latest international data showing increases in both identified victims and some of the most common forms of exploitation. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reported that the number of trafficking victims detected worldwide in 2022 was 25 percent higher than in 2019, before the pandemic disrupted detection and reporting. The increase was particularly pronounced among children, with detected child victims rising 31 percent over the same period, while trafficking for forced labor increased 47 percent. Women and girls continued to make up the majority of identified trafficking victims, particularly in cases involving...