Everyone is aware of drug trafficking in the United States and other countries, but what about human trafficking? Most Americans do not believe that human trafficking has become a problem in the United States nor do they know its real definition. Human trafficking is defined as “an organized criminal activity in which human beings are treated as commodities to be controlled and exploited (Merriam-Webster 1). This crime has existed for thousands of years all over the world. Every year between 14,000 and 17,000 American citizens are victims of trafficking. Sex trafficking is the best known and largest form of trafficking, although there are 12 or more different forms of human trafficking. The Department of Homeland Security has introduced forced labor and sex trafficking as the most prominent forms of trafficking. Over half of sex trafficking victims are women under the age of 18. When teenage girls run away from home, 1 in 3 will be lured into prostitution by a "pimp". These men often make false promises of a good life in exchange for prostitution, but in reality these girls are beaten and threatened on a daily basis. While sex trafficking has a large impact globally, labor trafficking is also an epidemic spreading across the nation. Labor traffickers often make false promises of high-paying jobs or exciting education or travel opportunities to lure people into horrendous working conditions (Project Polaris). The victims of this crime are mainly legal immigrants trying to start a new life for their family. Forced labor trafficking includes a wide variety of different forms of work, from construction work to caring for the elderly and children. Law enforcement does not prioritize labor trafficking because there is not enough evidence, so there are few if any arrests for it