The figures say very little about the real situation regarding the phenomenom of human trafficking. We extracted some data related to the first semester of 2020. Even in a situation of pandemic, emergency, isolation, etc. the figures increased compared to the same period of 2019, with requests for assistance from our organization increasing, requests from both Romania and abroad.
Statistics for Q1 of 2020 (an increase of 16% compared to Q1 in 2019)
302 victims identified
- 211 sexual exploitation, 62 work, 18 begging, 11 tentative.
128 minors
- 94 girls and 34 boys
215 women
- 56 exploited in Romania and 246 in other countries
183 have professional school, 87 high school, 20 without studies
42 child pornography, 12 internet pornography
Source: anitp.mai.gov.ro/studii