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Crime

Crime stories from Nevada Public Radio.
FILE - In this April 14, 2020, file photo, photographed through glass, streets are empty of traffic along the Las Vegas Strip as casinos and other business are closed due to the coronavirus outbreak in Las Vegas. State officials say federal emergency funds are kicking in to extend unemployment payments for an additional 13 weeks for idled Nevada workers who have exhausted regular benefits. The state Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation said Wednesday, May 13, 2020, it added information about federal Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation to its jobless workers website. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
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Advocates call Las Vegas a human trafficking “hotspot.” Earlier this year, the World Population Report ranked Nevada second in the nation for human trafficking incidents per capita.