Tragically, it’s a known reality that all cases of human trafficking are not formally documented in real-time. Therefore, the true rise of Germany-based human trafficking remains unknown.
Nevertheless, German officials claim from 2020 to 2021, a 23% rise in children suffering from human trafficking occurred. This includes not just the distribution of child pornography, but also adults forcing children into prostitution.
German police allege in child trafficking cases, 15 is the average age of those victimized. Meanwhile, the average age for perpetrators of child trafficking stands at 37.
More harrowing information
Germany documents in cases of adults forced into sex work, more than nine in ten of them are women. Many circumstances of forced sex work involve older men first romancing women, then later trafficking them.
This is common in human trafficking, with men in this capacity often known as the “Romeo pimp.”
Other documented cases of human trafficking in Germany involve the exploitation of human labor. This commonly occurs in roles of home cleaning, office cleaning, elder care, construction work, etc.
