Is a jump in human trafficking cases good news?

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Ken Houston (Councilmember, District 7) When you said a 127% of trafficking, that means that you guys increased your enforcement and you're catching more people.

Ken Houston (Councilmember, District 7) Right?

Ken Houston (Councilmember, District 7) Is that what that that

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Ken Houston (Councilmember, District 7) percentage to me is a positive percentage instead of a negative of...

Ken Houston (Councilmember, District 7) You can look at that as a 127 increase.

Ken Houston (Councilmember, District 7) Right?

Ken Houston (Councilmember, District 7) It's increased because you guys is on top of it.

Ken Houston (Councilmember, District 7) Right?

police department staff Correct.

police department staff Yes.

police department staff So we are seeing that people are out there trying to solicit.

police department staff And like I said, this year we've really made a concerted effort.

police department staff We've made over a 160 arrests.

police department staff So that would fall under this category as well.

police department staff So like I stated in the beginning, some of these numbers, because they're increased, aren't necessarily a bad thing.

police department staff Showing that the police are actually out there holding people accountable and then trying to hopefully reduce those numbers in the future because they were caught in an operation or they were held accountable during, you know, an event or something along those lines.