RAND Corporation Study Finds Different Types of Human Trafficking Occurring in Two of Ohio's Largest Urban Areas.

AScribe Law News Service, October, 2007

Byline: RAND Corporation

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- An examination of the types of human trafficking occurring in two of Ohio's largest cities found that child prostitution is more common in Toledo while forced labor is more likely to be identified in Columbus, according to a new RAND Corporation report.

There were at least 15 cases of human trafficking in the two cities from January 2003 through June 2006, according to the study undertaken to provide a baseline for the extent of human trafficking in Ohio. The 10 trafficking cases in Toledo all involved child prostitution while the five cases in Columbus involved forced labor of noncitizens.

"The incidence of human trafficking appears small compared to other crimes....

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