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*In the United States alone, enough children are abducted by family members on an average day to fill a school bus every other hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.d | *In the United States alone, enough children are abducted by family members on an average day to fill a school bus every other hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.d | ||
*According to the U.S. Department of State, there are no statistics that track the number of Americans who go missing in a foreign country in a given year. The United Kingdom does, however. In 2008, 481 British disappeared abroad, an increase from 401 the previous year and 336 in 2006.<ref>[http://facts.randomhistory.com/missing-persons-facts.html Missing Person Facts]</ref> -- Posted August 5, 2013 | *According to the U.S. Department of State, there are no statistics that track the number of Americans who go missing in a foreign country in a given year. The United Kingdom does, however. In 2008, 481 British disappeared abroad, an increase from 401 the previous year and 336 in 2006.<ref>[http://facts.randomhistory.com/missing-persons-facts.html Missing Person Facts]</ref> -- Posted August 5, 2013 | ||
==Facts about Human Trafficking== | ==Facts about Human Trafficking== | ||
* Approximately 75-80% of human trafficking is for sex.[1] | * Approximately 75-80% of human trafficking is for sex.[1] | ||