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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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… ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...