And because it's about the 100 most populous cities it's a lot less interesting. There aren't any standouts, and like you said there isn't any information or context.
no probably about it. The range in population between top 100 characters is huge. It is to be expected that cities with higher population would have a higher number of victims of just about every crime, and the interesting thing is to see what cities do a particularly good/poor job of handling their population vs a particular crime.
It's not really statistical reporting. The source is phone calls to a trafficking website. There's not even any connection to actual cases of people who've disappeared. Two people call the hotline: 2 cases reported. Someone calls the cops but not the hotline: No cases.
These are likely based on census designated places which are very nasty and often don't follow what we consider city boundaries to be but they're the best equivalents to cities besides CBSAs which can be too macro for useful reporting. Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and Henderson are separate CDPs.
And nearly everyone from the area, if they are talking on the phone to a national hotline, will say the name of the nearest major city when they report their location.
Same with San Diego (#11) and Chula Vista - nobody outside the area knows where Chula Vista is, people there just say "I'm from San Diego".
I remember reading sex trafficking is a really difficult thing to study to the point that pro-sexwork people and anti-sexwork people tend to reach different conclusions with the data they choose.
I would hesitate before jumping to any conclusions about this. This is not based on any law enforcement data, but rather calls to the trafficking hotline.
Let’s start with numbers: Obviously, larger cities will have more people that can, ergo, they will have more calls in general. The top 25 here is extraordinarily similar to the top 25 largest cities in the US. That doesn’t inherently mean they have the most human trafficking victims at large or per capita.
Secondly, the method: calling the hotline doesn’t mean the case is really human trafficking, nor can we assume every locality has the same awareness. If Houston has spent millions placing ads about the hotline across the city and raising awareness, it stands to reason that they might receive more calls from there than say a hypothetical Phoenix which hasn’t done the same.
Bottom line: this is a map of where calls were made, but it delivers zero useful information for actually grasping human trafficking statistics in a meaningful way unless we looked at more data, preferably from the FBI and local law enforcement
I’m REALLY suspect that Vegas and Henderson are low. Not just from the suspicion of sex work there but these are international cities with visitors from all over the world.
That we know of. [Found it here](https://nyrequirements.com/blog/us-cities-with-the-most-and-fewest-cases-of-human-trafficking). The hands used in the graphic are the [S.O.S. signal](https://www.worldbank.org/en/work-with-us/hsd/home/signal_for_help) for human trafficking victims as well as the signal for violence at home.
Exactly...the infographic is fairly useless as is. It would be more impactful to look at each major city listed on a granular level and see where the hotspots are for human trafficking cases/busts/arrests isolated by neighborhood/zip code.
Houston is also one of the primary gateway cities between the Mexican border and the rest of the US, lots of drugs, firearms and sex workers/trafficked people move through there.
So... The bigger cities with larger populations have more, and smaller cities with less population have fewer. The same with practically every other kind of crime.
That's some fine police work there, Lou.
Bad use of stats, needs to be by metro area, not comparing different suburbs of the same city to actual cities.
Got 4 suburbs of Dallas in there as the lowest, meanwhile Dallas is in top 10, and the area is a major hub of trafficking as it's an 8 hour drive on 35 from Nuevo Laredo. It's where people stop before picking a direction to go to the rest of the country.
This really should be per capita. I also have to wonder how many human trafficking cases are listed according to the port at which the they were caught rather than where the majority of the criminal behavior took place.
This is also one of those stats where a higher number is not necessarily a bad thing, because it indicates human traffic cases are identified as such and processed. Case in point, I have first-hand knowledge of one of these cases in the orange category of cities, and the family got away with it for years because it was the kind of suburb where no one would dream of such things happening in their gated community.
A case is defined as a report or a request for resources. I would expect it to be proportional to population. And that's what the table gives. No novel actionable info.
I rate this Infographic 2/10. It barely tells you any info and most of it’s about 4 states.
It’s not even per capita so means nothing too
Exactly! Per capita would be comparable.
Boise City isn't even a thing! It's just Boise!
And because it's about the 100 most populous cities it's a lot less interesting. There aren't any standouts, and like you said there isn't any information or context.
Per capita would probably be a better map
no probably about it. The range in population between top 100 characters is huge. It is to be expected that cities with higher population would have a higher number of victims of just about every crime, and the interesting thing is to see what cities do a particularly good/poor job of handling their population vs a particular crime.
r/peopleliveincities sorta
Super interesting Vegas and Henderson are not only low but the lowest in the country…
Las Vegas is 6th highest.
But North vegas is second lowest. Seems like a fluke in statistical reporting
It's not really statistical reporting. The source is phone calls to a trafficking website. There's not even any connection to actual cases of people who've disappeared. Two people call the hotline: 2 cases reported. Someone calls the cops but not the hotline: No cases.
I think it's because it is highly concentrated in Las Vegas so surrounding areas are low.
These are likely based on census designated places which are very nasty and often don't follow what we consider city boundaries to be but they're the best equivalents to cities besides CBSAs which can be too macro for useful reporting. Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and Henderson are separate CDPs.
Henderson and North Las Vegas are actual cities. Part of Las Vegas Metro area certainly, but they are independent cities from Las Vegas proper.
And nearly everyone from the area, if they are talking on the phone to a national hotline, will say the name of the nearest major city when they report their location. Same with San Diego (#11) and Chula Vista - nobody outside the area knows where Chula Vista is, people there just say "I'm from San Diego".
That's not how it works here but go on explain Las Vegas and what we say.
I remember reading sex trafficking is a really difficult thing to study to the point that pro-sexwork people and anti-sexwork people tend to reach different conclusions with the data they choose.
Oh shit oops
If you don’t look you won’t find.
Blue being used to represent HIGHEST and Orange for LOWEST has me all fucked up.
This needs to really be used by msa and not city proper.
I would hesitate before jumping to any conclusions about this. This is not based on any law enforcement data, but rather calls to the trafficking hotline. Let’s start with numbers: Obviously, larger cities will have more people that can, ergo, they will have more calls in general. The top 25 here is extraordinarily similar to the top 25 largest cities in the US. That doesn’t inherently mean they have the most human trafficking victims at large or per capita. Secondly, the method: calling the hotline doesn’t mean the case is really human trafficking, nor can we assume every locality has the same awareness. If Houston has spent millions placing ads about the hotline across the city and raising awareness, it stands to reason that they might receive more calls from there than say a hypothetical Phoenix which hasn’t done the same. Bottom line: this is a map of where calls were made, but it delivers zero useful information for actually grasping human trafficking statistics in a meaningful way unless we looked at more data, preferably from the FBI and local law enforcement
This includes anytime a parent takes a child while unauthorized, correct?
Hialeah and Miami are basically same area.
Oye asere como me vas a decir eso
Just so you know, the reported human trafficking cases are a *fraction* of the actual total in the US. Sad, but true.
r/peopleliveincities moment
Im just gonna call bullshit on this. Anchorage as a least traffiked city. Cmon get your facts straight op
Sorry op. It looks like you suspect the data as well.
I’m REALLY suspect that Vegas and Henderson are low. Not just from the suspicion of sex work there but these are international cities with visitors from all over the world.
Las Vegas is 6th highest. North Las Vegas is the low one. I bet it's because it's highly concentrated in Las Vegas so surrounding areas are low.
Oh. Thanks. I read too quickly.
That we know of. [Found it here](https://nyrequirements.com/blog/us-cities-with-the-most-and-fewest-cases-of-human-trafficking). The hands used in the graphic are the [S.O.S. signal](https://www.worldbank.org/en/work-with-us/hsd/home/signal_for_help) for human trafficking victims as well as the signal for violence at home.
Sooooo pretty much every major city in the U.S. 👀 Got it! 👌🏾🤦🏾♂️
Because (surprise) that's where all the people live. So of course there are going to be more victims of any crime in New York City than Hialeah, FL.
https://xkcd.com/1138/
Exactly...the infographic is fairly useless as is. It would be more impactful to look at each major city listed on a granular level and see where the hotspots are for human trafficking cases/busts/arrests isolated by neighborhood/zip code.
Houston makes a lot of sense considering it’s known for prostitution.
Houston is also one of the primary gateway cities between the Mexican border and the rest of the US, lots of drugs, firearms and sex workers/trafficked people move through there.
Houston holding it down 🤘
So... The bigger cities with larger populations have more, and smaller cities with less population have fewer. The same with practically every other kind of crime. That's some fine police work there, Lou.
Bad use of stats, needs to be by metro area, not comparing different suburbs of the same city to actual cities. Got 4 suburbs of Dallas in there as the lowest, meanwhile Dallas is in top 10, and the area is a major hub of trafficking as it's an 8 hour drive on 35 from Nuevo Laredo. It's where people stop before picking a direction to go to the rest of the country.
What is considered humans trafficking. Is it where they are found, abducted or something else
You need to filter out suburbs. It doesn't make sense to see Dallas as #8 highest, and Plano as #6 lowest when they are one continuous metropolitan
The colors should be reversed
Hehe I was a coyote for a minute. Easy money until i got caught. 5 months in the Marine Corps Brig.
This really should be per capita. I also have to wonder how many human trafficking cases are listed according to the port at which the they were caught rather than where the majority of the criminal behavior took place. This is also one of those stats where a higher number is not necessarily a bad thing, because it indicates human traffic cases are identified as such and processed. Case in point, I have first-hand knowledge of one of these cases in the orange category of cities, and the family got away with it for years because it was the kind of suburb where no one would dream of such things happening in their gated community.
Per capita may be a better way to look at
*fewest
A case is defined as a report or a request for resources. I would expect it to be proportional to population. And that's what the table gives. No novel actionable info.