WUNRN
"According to the UK
National Crime Agency report, human trafficking referrals increased by 47 per
cent between 2012 and 2013, with a total of 1,746 suspected victims from 112
countries. Nearly two-thirds of those were female."
UK - 155% RISE IN CHILDREN TARGETED BY CRIME/SEX GANGS - GIRLS
Police identified 450 potential victims during 2013
Abuse: Cases of child sexual exploitation and
trafficking have shot up in number (picture posed by models)
In 2013, police identified 450 potential child victims
who were either smuggled into the country or moved around by crime gangs,
National Crime Agency data shows.
Of those, 56 were British children
suspected of being trafficked for sexual exploitation – more than double the
number in 2012.
The number of foreign children seen as at risk of sexual
exploitation rose 11 per cent, to 88.
Another 123 minors were thought to have
been brought to the
The report found that children from
The number of suspected trafficking cases involving
Britons rose by 173 per cent, with 27 adult and 63 child victims.
Forces have also seen a dramatic surge in modern slavery cases,
with 141 adults and 45 children identified as potential victims last year.
The new figures, which emerged just hours after a British
director called for modern slavery to be eradicated at the Baftas, indicate
that domestic servitude cases are up 20 per cent.
According to the NCA report, human trafficking referrals
increased by 47 per cent between 2012 and 2013, with a total of 1,746 suspected
victims from 112 countries. Nearly two-thirds of those were female.