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Factors that contribute to
human trafficking in Colorado

• Agriculture/Ranching/Energy

• Tourism/ski resorts/restaurants
• Construction
• Transfer points (highways)
• Marijuana grows

• Denver International Airport
• Demand for sex with minors
• Demand for cheap products
• Immigration influxes

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Online recruitment and grooming
Sexual exploitation and trafficking can

happen anywhere. Youth are often
targeted close to their schools, at
malls, and even at home.

In recent years, traffickers have started
to significantly target youth through
popular social media apps including

Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, as well
as dating apps. The COVID-19
pandemic made online sexual
exploitation more prevalent than ever.

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