People do not expect Colorado to be a hub for human trafficking. Yet, according to the Colorado Human Trafficking Council, in 2017, 425 cases were reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and 423 cases to Colorado’s Network to End Human Trafficking (CoNEHT) Hotline.
While many individuals do still believe human trafficking to be a distant problem, it is a huge problem in the Denver Area. Being that the rodeo and stock show here in Denver attracts tourists and crowds, it is an opportunity for traffickers to strike.
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The MFJS Reporter -- Winter 2020 T-R 
I think this article is really informative and well written. I think the quote you use from DU’s Human Trafficking Research and Awareness center is especially interesting as I never considered the agricultural component in human trafficking. I agree with Stone it’s easy to think these kinds of things will not happen to you, but in reality they can happen to anybody.
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This was a really strong story. I was so intrigued and learned a lot about the nature of human trafficking in the Denver area. Wood’s quote really stood out to me and we seriously don’t realize that it can happen in broad daylight. Well done!!!
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Fantastic job of segmenting a nation wide story and making it relevant to Denver. I was personally unaware of some of these stats in regards to how much of an issue human trafficking is in Denver. The inverted pyramid was used to perfection in this story. Well done.
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Fantastic job of segmenting a nation wide problem and making it relevant to the students of DU. I was personally unaware human trafficking being a huge problem within Denver. The stats that you provided in the article were very telling and shocking. Thanks for bringing this important story to the forefront.
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I learned a lot from your story. I had no idea that human trafficking was so prevalent in the United . States let alone Denver. I also thought your direct quotes added a lot to your story and made it very personal.
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