Resources

A consice guidebook for law enforcement officers about the crime of human trafficking.  This guidebook includes legal definitions, dynamics of human trafficking, effects of trauma on victims, strategies for identification, and avenues for legal assistance.

The National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) Student Toolkit is designed to provide students with resources to identify and raise awareness of human trafficking in their community. As a student, you can play an active role in educating others about human trafficking, promoting the NHTRC hotline, and preparing your campus community to take a stand against human trafficking. We encourage you to tailor your awareness activities to your specific university and community, using these resources as a starting point.
 

An examination of practices that improve the ability of law enforcement agencies to identify, investigate, and prosecute human trafficking cases.

Annual report of the Attorney General on efforts to combat human trafficking in the US. Provides and assessment of all U.S. Government activities regarding human trafficking in 2011.  Details activites related to immigration benefits for victims, investigations and prosecutions, grant programs, and training and outreach efforts.
 

Luis, a runaway and homeless youth outreach worker, learned about a situation involving several young women who were being commercially sexually exploited. He spoke with two young men who told him about a hotel in a nearby town in Oregon where this took place. According to the two young men, the location for the operation was advertised by word of mouth and on some online chat groups where potential buyers could learn the address of the hotel. Buyers went to the hotel and spoke with a man who coordinated the deal and took the money.

Dorothy came to the U.S. from South America to work as a nanny for a wealthy family. After working for a few months, Dorothy called the National Human Trafficking Hotline to talk about her employers.  She told the hotline that she did not have control of her documents, had only left her employers' home a handful of times in the last few months, and did not interact with anyone other than her employers.

The Annual Report from the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC).  This analysis of call data from the National Human Trafficking Hotline highlights caller trends, state engagement, and crisis or referral needs.  In 2011, the NHTRC answered 19,427 calls and connected 2,945 potential victims of human trafficking to services and support.  2011 saw a 64% increase in calls over 2010.  Download the full report for more statistics and information.

Larry was a truck driver who stopped for the night at a busy truck stop. Before going to bed, Larry saw two females he believed to be minors knocking on the cab doors of various trucks parked around him. Larry had learned about human trafficking happening at truck stops from Truckers Against Trafficking and knew he needed to call the National Human Trafficking Hotline. The National Hotline immediately responded by calling local police dispatch and filing a report with the human trafficking task force in that city.

A five year report of human trafficking trends in the United States, based on information from the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC). From December 7, 2007, through December 31, 2012, the NHTRC answered 65,557 calls, 1,735 online tip forms, and 5,251 emails — totaling more than 72,000 interactions. This report is based on the information learned from these interactions during the first five years of the hotline’s operation by Polaris.