Police, nonprofits working to save human trafficking victims

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

75% : The $3.5 million in state funding will come in handy.
50% : "If you look at the TIBRS data, prostitution arrests are down in our state 65% from 2014 to 2020 - 65% - which means law enforcement now understands and recognizes the difference between prostitution and trafficking, and their efforts are probably better spent on demand, trying to decrease demand, than they are arresting the same woman 70 times.
39% : A sting by law enforcement agencies June 24-25, sparked by an undercover advertisement on the internet, drew 17 men to a hotel in the Donelson Pike area.
37% : State leaders, law enforcement agencies and nonprofits serving victims have been trying to understand just what sex trafficking entails, how they can collaborate to help more victims and cut deeply into the demand.

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