3. What factors lead to an increased chance of human trafficking?
The number yhree on our list of statistics about human trafficking in the United States, poverty is a leading factor, especially in impoverished countries, where parents may be forced to sell their children in order to make ends meet. Also, thanks to the Stockholm Syndrome, when children are kidnapped at a young age they often grow up to identify with their kidnappers and, therefore, do not seek to escape.
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