The Morton Legacy Center
Community Resource Center and Emergency Housing for
Victims of Human Trafficking
Every 27 Seconds a person is trafficked !!
3.8 million Adults are trafficked for forced sexual exploitation and 1.0 million children are trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation. (ILO, 2024).
STATISTICS ON WHY WE NEED THIS CENTER
Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson Airport is the #1 Airport used to traffic victims around the world.
Alarming Statistics!
Cobb County is the third largest county in Georgia with over 800,000 residents with a racial makeup of in 2024. 51.1% White, 26.8.0% Black, 0.3%, 4.5% Asian, 5.6.% Pacific Islander, 5.3% , 14.3% of the population is Hispanic or Latino. Our research revealed that sexual assault increased 236% in Atlanta in 2022 and there are approximately 5,000 women and girls at risk of being sex trafficked in Georgia.
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