A new BJS report, Human Trafficking Data Collection Activities, 2023, details ongoing and completed efforts during 2022 and 2023 to measure and analyze the nationwide incidence of human trafficking, to describe characteristics of human trafficking victims and offenders, and to describe criminal justice responses to human trafficking offenses. The report also provides information on human trafficking suspects referred to and prosecuted by U.S. attorneys, human trafficking defendants convicted and sentenced to federal prison, and admissions to state prison for human trafficking. This annual report fulfills the requirement of the Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015 (34 U.S.C. § 20709(e)).
Human Trafficking Data Collection Activities, 2023 (NCJ 307345) was written by BJS Statistician Amy D. Lauger. Danielle Kaeble and Mark Motivans contributed to this report. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS’s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Kevin M. Scott, PhD, is the acting director.
For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities, visit bjs.ojp.gov.
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