Polaris tracks the number of reports made to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, a figure often used by researchers. In 2018, it received 5,147 reported cases of human trafficking.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics, the number of persons prosecuted for human trafficking more than doubled from 2012 to 2022 from 805 to 1,656 persons ...

Sen. Jon Husted's legislation would require Labor Department staff to identify potential trafficking victims during inspections.

An October 2024 report from the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics indicates that 1,912 people were referred to federal prosecutors for human trafficking offenses in fiscal year ...

FBI data from local police departments show that only 7% of human trafficking offenses led to arrests from 2021 to 2023, the most recent year for which statistics are available. That’s 1,344 ...

HHS still has 1,688 of possibly fraudulent sponsors receiving the kids, 7,346 human trafficking reports and another 46,311 other tips from grantees, staff and unaccompanied minors themselves to vet… ...

On the day a month-long criminal trial in Hamilton was set to begin against a man accused of human trafficking, the Crown’s ...

Several groups gathered in Hattiesburg to commemorate National Human Trafficking Month. The issue continues to spread across different parts of the state, with Mississippi Department of Health ...

“Statistics show that victims who are subjected to human trafficking at 13 or 14-years-old simply will likely not live to see their 21 st birthday if they don’t escape this illegal enterprise.

A Chinese woman accused of leading an international human trafficking ring was bound over to stand trial in Macomb County's 16th Circuit Court on six felony charges, Michigan Attorney General Dana ...

The Colorado Division of Criminal Justice estimates that 27.6 million people nationwide are victims of human trafficking. Warning signs of human trafficking can vary.

A woman promised a fresh start in the United States. A mom checking in and out of Motel 6s. An 11-year old girl playing video games. They are all human trafficking survivors, all with ties to ...