The Hard facts of human trafficking in Ohio…

It is estimated that over 300,000 Children in the U.S. are victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation.

In Ohio, 1 in 3 runaways gone for two weeks or longer is at risk of being trafficked for sex, according to a recent report released by the Ohio Trafficking in Persons Study Commission.

Even though the average age of a young female prostitute in the U.S. is between 12-14 years old, some as young as 9 years old have been rescued.

The FBI considers the Northern part of Ohio one of the top recruiting areas for underage prostitution.

A nationwide FBI sting in early 2009 freed 48 underage girls from prostitution in 29 cities across the country including Toledo and Cleveland.

Ohio has been identified as a hub for human trafficking. The Buckeye state also ranks as 5th in the nation for the number of strip clubs.