If this were a different subject matter, the linked article wouldn’t pass muster here. It’s poorly sourced, contains suspect data, and it isn’t worth dissecting.

Sex-related topics, I’ve noticed, are not especially successful here in the discussion forum. That is unfortunate, as the considerable brainpower and creativity here ought to fuel insightful threads on sex as much as any other topic.

I have to presume that the trafficking victims did not feel like calling the police was a viable option. Does anyone know why? What happens if someone calls 911 and says “I’m at a hotel and this guy is beating me?” I know so little about this world, my imagination can’t even fill in the blanks.

The data comes from the Polaris hotline.

Criticism from the Polaris wiki page:

“Reason magazine editor Elizabeth Nolan Brown referred to Polaris as "one of the biggest purveyors of bad statistics dressed up as 'human trafficking awareness'".”