CANBERRA, ACT, Oct. 12 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
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Exit trafficking reports in Australia have jumped more than 100 per cent in a single year, as reports of human trafficking and modern slavery reach an all-time high.
In new figures covering the 2024-25 financial year, the AFP detailed 420 reports of human trafficking, an increase of 10 per cent from 382 the previous year, equating to an average of one report per day.
This encompassed:
* 118 reports of forced marriage (up from 91 reports from the previous financial year);* 84 reports of sexual servitude (up from 59 reports);* 75 reports of exit trafficking (up fr...