With the instant reach of social media and the rising popularity of cyber pornography, children and adults are sold into slavery more easily than ever before.

Stopping Traffic initiates the conversation on a difficult topic to discuss, with images of life on the streets, heart-pounding rescues and gut-wrenching personal accounts, ultimately offering a story of hope and empowerment to engage others in launching a movement to end this modern-day form of slavery and abuse in the U.S. and abroad.

With 27 million victims, human trafficking is the second largest criminal enterprise in the world, predominantly victimizing women, with children making up as much as half the statistics. Despite common belief, people are forced into servitude all over the world, including in industrial nations like the United States.

The U.S. stands out as the greatest source of paying abusers. Sex trafficking has occurred in all 50 states and the District of Columbia—the highest incidence rates in California, Texas, Florida, Ohio and New York—with demand for trafficking arrangements peaking during the Super Bowl.

Stopping Traffic takes an unflinching, first-hand look at this shadowy underworld, telling shocking stories through the eyes of survivors, veteran activists, front-line organizations and celebrities who are lending their clout to the cause.