Super Bowl Linked to Spike in Human Trafficking
- 10 years ago
Experts say that the Super Bowl is one of the world’s biggest venues for human trafficking.
The Super Bowl has a reputation for largess, and unfortunately that carries over to its dark side as well.
Experts say that the annual event is one of the world’s biggest venues for human trafficking.
Given this years’ location, authorities and organizations are on high alert for evidence of a crime that too often goes unnoticed.
The stadium’s proximity to New York City provides increased opportunities for a boom in sex trade activity.
One is the vast highway system leading into and out of the city, making it an ideal operations base for illicit activity.
Another is the sheer mass of people aside from game ticket holders, who will be flooding into the area to partake in the related festivities.
The hundreds of thousands expected to show up and celebrate Super Bowl Sunday in New York are expected to add to the supply and demand equation.
In an effort to inform and dissuade the public from partaking in prostitution, several information campaigns have been launched in the area.
Among them is series of digital billboards located along the stretch that’s come to be known as ‘Super Bowl Alley’ alerting event goers to the brutal realities of the American sex trade.
The Super Bowl has a reputation for largess, and unfortunately that carries over to its dark side as well.
Experts say that the annual event is one of the world’s biggest venues for human trafficking.
Given this years’ location, authorities and organizations are on high alert for evidence of a crime that too often goes unnoticed.
The stadium’s proximity to New York City provides increased opportunities for a boom in sex trade activity.
One is the vast highway system leading into and out of the city, making it an ideal operations base for illicit activity.
Another is the sheer mass of people aside from game ticket holders, who will be flooding into the area to partake in the related festivities.
The hundreds of thousands expected to show up and celebrate Super Bowl Sunday in New York are expected to add to the supply and demand equation.
In an effort to inform and dissuade the public from partaking in prostitution, several information campaigns have been launched in the area.
Among them is series of digital billboards located along the stretch that’s come to be known as ‘Super Bowl Alley’ alerting event goers to the brutal realities of the American sex trade.