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The National Crime Agency has said modern slavery and human trafficking in the UK is "far more prevalent than previously thought." The NCA said there were more than 300 live policing operations currently, with cases affecting "every large town and city in the country". The agency estimated that there were tens of thousands of victims. Vulnerabilities director Will Kerr has said that trafficking into modern slavery was now so widespread that ordinary people would be unwittingly coming into contact with victims every day. The NCA has warned that the key sectors for slavery now included food processing, fishing, agriculture, construction, domestic and care workers and car washes.