These maps were created by ITEMP personnel after analyzing information from the United States Department of State. The arrows represent Typical Trafficking Patterns. Following the development of common route arrows, ITEMP personnel then cross-referenced the data with the 2009 World Bank Country Classifications for Gross National Income (GNI). A clear pattern arose where the Typical Trafficking Patterns moved from Low Income contries (those with a GNI below $976) to high income countries (those with a GNI over $11,906). The close corilation between the Typical Trafficking Patterns and the World Bank Coutnry Classifications indicates that economic necessity is driving trafficking.
This map was created by ITEMP personnel from information in Richard J. Estes and Neil Alan Weiner's 2001 study, The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The map indicates typical points of entry, for traffickers, into the United States.
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