×Human Trafficking in Milwaukee

On the list of crimes that thrive in the shadows, human trafficking ranks among the darkest. It’s not a distant problem overseas. It also happens in the United States, in Wisconsin, in Milwaukee. Trafficking is the use of force, fraud, lies or coercion to exploit people for labor, services, or commercial sex. It’s often called modern-day slavery, a term that feels startling but achingly accurate. Victims might be teenagers, women or men who thought they were being offered safety or opportunity, only to find themselves trapped in a cycle of manipulation and abuse.

Milwaukee has long been marked by this hidden trade. Its trafficking rate is among the highest in the nation. For every number, there is a story: a teenager drawn in with promises, a woman trapped

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