U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Government Website

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Safely connect using HTTPS

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock () or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

  1. Media Library
  2. Videos
  3. Sex Trafficking Victims Are Closer Than You Think

Sex Trafficking Victims Are Closer Than You Think

  • Embed Code
    <video width="500" height="281" poster="https://www.dhs.gov/medialibrary-ns-assets/prod/dhs/b/1/f/e/9/b/6/b/44310/ht-is-closer-than-you-think_still-image_5.jpg" preload="metadata" data-able-player="data-able-player" playsinline="playsinline" controls="controls" > <source type="video/mp4" original content_type="video/mp4" url="https://www.dhs.gov/medialibrary-ns-assets/prod/dhs/b/1/f/e/9/b/6/b/44310/sex-trafficking-victims-are-closer-than-you-think-15s-english.mp4" size="5752197" src="https://www.dhs.gov/medialibrary-ns-assets/prod/dhs/b/1/f/e/9/b/6/b/44310/sex-trafficking-victims-are-closer-than-you-think-15s-english.mp4" /> <track type="text/vtt" kind="captions" close_caption_url="https://www.dhs.gov/medialibrary-assets/assets/videos/captions/sex-trafficking-victims-are-closer-than-you-think-15s-english.vtt" srclang="en" label="English" src="https://www.dhs.gov/medialibrary-assets/assets/videos/captions/sex-trafficking-victims-are-closer-than-you-think-15s-english.vtt" /> </video> <p style="font:sans-serif; font-size:11px; font-style: italic;"><a href="/medialibrary/assets/videos/44310">View in Media Library</a> </p>
  • Download Links
  • Video Usage Guidelines
Sex trafficking is the use of force, fraud, or coercion to engage someone in a commercial sex act in exchange for something of value. Blue Campaign/Released’s public service announcement shows a sex trafficking victim on a street late at night, recognized by a young male carrying his groceries.

In Collection:

Related Media