Cases in Virginia
· In September 2012, the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services conducted a survey on the challenges of addressing the needs of human-trafficking victims. · More than 100 agencies responded. Nearly half reported seeing an increase in human-trafficking victims. · Victims of sex trafficking in Virginia are women between the ages of 20 and 39. · About half come from Latin American countries and half are U.S. residents, the department reported. · According to the Lynchburg Police department data between 2003 and 2013, Lynchburg police made 144 arrests on prostitution charges. · Lynchburg also has an average of just over 14 arrests per year, according to police department data. · This past January Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has designated $6 million to help victims of sex trafficking. |