For Immediate Assistance:
Events Photo Gallery
Out of the Shadows display at City Hall.
Out of the Shadow display at City Hall.
Out of the Shadows display at City Hall.
Aliza Amar's Shoe Exhibit at the Out of the Shadows display at City Hall.
Councilmember Lorie Zapf speaking at the Out of the Shadows display at City Hall.
Participants at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Training: Raising Awareness on Human Trafficking at the Logan Heights Library.
Participants at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Training: Raising Awareness on Human Trafficking at the Logan Heights Library.
Library staff working the booth at the Freedom Now Fair.
Library staff working the booth at the Freedom Now Fair.
Library's booth at the Freedom Now Fair.
Cease Network Booth selling underwear to stand up against Human Trafficking at the Freedom Now Fair.
Freedom Now Fair attendees wearing the City's Blue ribbon in solidarity.
Freedom Now Fair attendees wearing the City's Blue ribbon in solidarity.
Library staff working the booth at the Freedom Now Fair.
Youth Services Librarian, Marta Brandes-Miesner, welcoming attendees at a community event held at the Mira Mesa Library.
Branch Manager, Barbara Schwartz, kicking-off a community event held at the Mira Mesa Library.
Special Guest Speakers (L to R): Marisa Ugarte, Joanna Tol, Ebony Jones, and Anne Marie Council at a community event held at the Mira Mesa Library.
Program attendees at a community event held at the Mira Mesa Branch Library.
Program attendees at a community event held at the Otay Mesa-Nestor Branch Library.
End Human Trafficking in San Diego ribbon.
Although slavery is commonly thought to be a thing of the past, human traffickers generate hundreds of billions of dollars in profits by trapping millions of people in horrific situations around the world, including here in the U.S. Traffickers use violence, threats, deception, debt bondage, and other manipulative tactics to force people to engage in commercial sex or to provide labor or services against their will. (Source: Polaris National Human Trafficking Resource Center)
San Diego Sex Trafficking Statistics
The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Efforts to Combat Crimes Against Children, Audit Report 09-08, January 2009)National and International Sex Trafficking Statistics
Source: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)Reports on Sex Trafficking and Human Trafficking
Sex Trafficking in the U.S.: A Closer Look at U.S. Citizen Victims - Report that provides crucial insight into the realities of sex trafficking in the U.S. based largely on experiences reported by U.S. citizen survivors.Media Stories on Sex Trafficking in San Diego
There’s hope for a brighter future!
Need help now or know someone who does? Call 1-888-3737-888 or text BeFree (233733).
Improve Yourself
Parent Resources
Report suspected human trafficking activity by calling 1-888-3737-888 or texting BeFree (233733).
Resources on Gangs
San Diego's District Attorney says the biggest trend in sex trafficking today is the increasing involvement of street gangs. Tattooing the girls is a popular way for gangs to identify their slaves and there are more than 4,100 gang members in 91 gangs in the City of San Diego.
Partner Organizations
