“There are some areas in Pima County that we are concerned about, such as prostitution or sex trafficking where either homeless people are concentrating, where people can exchange sex or something of value to meet their basic needs.”
TUCSON, Ariz. — Today was the first of a series of sex trafficking awareness classes being introduced to the Tucson area.
The presentation started with their 2022 Youth Experiences Survey and their findings. The study on young people experiencing homelessness shows nearly 40% of the participants had been sex trafficked. This was just one of the profound pieces of data that were shared during today’s presentation.
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