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An FBI victim specialist and a DeKalb County (Atlanta) Police Department officer interview a wom-
an in a police cruiser during Operation Independence Day, a monthlong nationwide operation to
find human traffickers and rescue underage trafficking victims. (Courtesy of the FBI)
Operation Independence Day 2019 Final Statistics
• Albuquerque: 1
• Atlanta: 6
• Minor Victims Recovered: 82
• Boston: 1
• Minor Victims Identified: 21
• Buffalo: 1
• Adult Victims Encountered: 39
• Charlotte: 3
• Traffickers Arrested: 67
• Chicago: 2
• Nationwide Operations Conducted: • Cincinnati: 1
161
• Cleveland: 2
• Federal Cases Initiated: 60
• Columbia: 2
• Dallas: 13
Operation Independence Day • Detroit: 9
2019 Juvenile Recoveries • Denver: 4
and Identifications (33 Field Of- • Honolulu: 1
• Houston: 3
fices, 103 Juveniles)
Final Statistics
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