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[quote=Anonymous][quote] [b]Human trafficking prevention bills assist local organizations in crime’s hotbed
By Grant Johnson / Special to the Fairfax County Times Jun 24, 2022[/b]

In Fairfax County specifically, human trafficking is prevalent, largely due to its proximity to two international airports and activity in the I-95 corridor and along I-66, said Kim Luckabaugh, executive director of Reset180, a Reston-based non-profit that promotes prevention and disruption against human trafficking and restoration though counseling and other aids for adult women.

Human trafficking has increased exponentially through the pandemic in the region — one of the few crimes that rose during it, Luckabaugh said. According to data from Freedom Signal, an online app for service providers and advocates to reach victims of online sex trafficking, there were 19,873 people advertised online for sexual services in a 50-mile radius from Reset180’s office in 2019. In 2021, there were 121,738.

[b]When you stop and realize that that’s that number of people who are being exploited, services being sold against their wishes, that’s horrifying,” Luckabaugh said. “It’s not that it’s just done in these certain areas of Fairfax County, it’s happening in our own communities.”[/b][/quote]
https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/fairfax_county/human-trafficking-prevention-bills-assist-local-organizations-in-crime-s-hotbed/article_ce354ce0-f31a-11ec-bdb2-532a4ff85350.html[/quote]

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