NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING RESOURCE CENTER (NHTRC) ANNUAL REPORT

1/1/2014 - 12/31/2014
OVERVIEW OF INCOMING SIGNALS
The following information is based on incoming signals made to the NHTRC from January 1, 2014-December 31, 2014
about human trafficking cases and issues related to human trafficking in the United States and U.S. territories. Signals
refer to incoming communications with the NHTRC and can take the form of phone calls, online tip reports, or emails.
Signals regarding topics unrelated to human trafficking are not included in this report. In 2014, the NHTRC received a
total of 24,062 signals nationwide.

21,431 Phone Calls

1,149 Emails

1,482 Online Tip Reports

SUBSTANTIVE CALL DATA

The following statistics are based solely on substantive calls about human trafficking and issues related to human
trafficking made to the NHTRC from January 1, 2014 December 31, 2014. Substantive calls exclude hang-ups, missed
calls, wrong numbers, and calls in which the callers reason for calling is unknown.
CALLER TYPE
Community Member
Victim of Trafficking
Victim of Labor Exploitation
NGO Representative
Other
Victim of Other Crime
Family of Trafficking Victim
Student
Law Enforcement
Not Specified

# OF CALLS

% OF CALLS
5978
2713
1889
1808
1522
1158
1109
601
568
476

27.9%
12.7%
8.8%
8.4%
7.1%
5.4%
5.2%
2.8%
2.7%
2.2%

Friend of Trafficking Victim

Contact from the NHTRC Referral Network
Government Official
Legal Professional

444
442
424
359

2.1%
2.1%
2.0%
1.7%

Faith-Based Representative
Medical Professional

354
339

1.7%
1.6%

Trucker
Educator/School Personnel

230
209

1.1%
1.0%

Mental Health Professional

Press/Media
Business
Buyer of Commercial Sex

152
151
150
115

0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%

Acquaintance of Trafficker

114

0.5%

This publication was made possible in part through Grant Number 90ZV0102 from the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division, Office of Refugee Resettlement, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the
Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division, Office of Refugee Resettlement, or HHS.

Visa Holder
Airline/Airport Personnel
Military Personnel
Potential Trafficker
Foreign Government Official
Truck Stop Employee
Asylee/Refugee
TOTAL # OF SUBSTANTIVE CALLS
HOW DID CALLER FIND NHTRC (WHERE KNOWN)
Internet-Web Search
Referral
DOS Know Your Rights Pamphlet
Word of Mouth
Television
Polaris
Conference/Training/Presentation
Awareness Campaign
Other
Poster
Pamphlet/Brochure/Leaflet
Newspaper-Magazine
Other Media
HHS Letter for T Visa Holders
Radio
Rescue and Restore Campaign
Billboard
211/311
Film
FBI Website
Backpage.com
DOJ Trafficking Hotline
DHS Blue Campaign
Newsletter
UNICEF
Craigslist.org
Directory/Phonebook
Ricky Martin Hotline
NCMEC Cyber Tipline
TOTAL # OF CALLS WHERE HOW CALLER FOUND NHTRC IS KNOWN

58

0.3%

23
22
10
5
5
3
21431

0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.00%

# OF CALLS

% OF CALLS
1491
1142
791
717
376
334
328
299
273
247
209
167

21.5%
16.5%
11.4%
10.3%
5.4%
4.8%
4.7%
4.3%
3.9%
3.6%
3.0%
2.4%

101
93
70
63
55
36
33
24
24
19

1.5%
1.3%
1.0%
0.9%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%

12
10
6
5
2
1
1
6929

0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.00%

CALLS BY CALLERS LOCATION (STATE)

California
Texas
Florida
New York
Ohio
Virginia
Georgia
Maryland
New Jersey
North Carolina

# OF CALLS

% OF CALLS
3495
1876
1428
904
809
663
626
572
566
563

17.9%
9.6%
7.3%
4.6%
4.1%
3.4%
3.2%
2.9%
2.9%
2.9%

Michigan
Pennsylvania
Washington
Illinois
Louisiana
District of Columbia
Kansas
Missouri
Oregon
Arizona

529
527
500
492
417
404
336
290
289
288

2.7%
2.7%
2.6%
2.5%
2.1%
2.1%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%

Nevada
Colorado
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Massachusetts
Kentucky
South Carolina
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Indiana

275
273
271
266
242
236
202
201
189
186

1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%

Alabama
International Location
Iowa
Utah
Nebraska
Mississippi
Arkansas
Connecticut

169
135
128
121
115
111
102
100

0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%

83

0.4%

South Dakota

Montana

74

0.4%

New Mexico
Hawaii
Idaho
New Hampshire
North Dakota
West Virginia
Maine
Vermont
Rhode Island
Wyoming

70
56
56
48
47
39
37
37
28
27

0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%

24
18
7
19547

0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
100.0%

Delaware
Alaska
U.S. Territories
TOTAL # OF CALLS WHERE CALLERS LOCATION IS KNOWN

HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASE DATA

Each request submitted to the hotline is evaluated for evidence of potential human trafficking. In 2014, a total of
5,042 unique cases (incidents) of potential human trafficking were reported to the hotline.
PRIMARY REASON FOR CONTACTING THE NHTRC
Report a Potential Human Trafficking Tip
Request for Referral for Anti-Trafficking Services
Crisis Involving a Potential Victim of Human Trafficking
Request for Technical Assistance and Information*on Topics
Related to Human Trafficking
TOTAL # OF CASES

# OF CASES

% OF CASES

3110
1472
284

61.7%
29.2%
5.6%

176
5042

3.5%
100.00%

*In some instances, an individual who is aware of a situation of potential trafficking may contact the NHTRC for general
information about human trafficking or to learn more about services available to trafficking victims. In other instances, service
providers or law enforcement working with a victim of trafficking may contact the NHTRC for technical assistance.

VENUE/INDUSTRY OF POTENTIAL TRAFFICKING

Sex
Hotel/Motel-Based

# OF CASES

% OF CASES
3598
411

71.4%
8.2%

Commercial-Front Brothel
Online Ad, Venue Unknown*

405
298

8.0%
5.9%

Street-Based
Residential Brothel

202
184

4.0%
3.6%

Other Venue
Escort/Delivery Service
Pornography
Truck Stop-Based

161
154
145
106

3.2%
3.1%
2.9%
2.1%

Hostess/Strip Club-Based

50

1.0%

48
3
1431
818
152
100
70
57
55
39

1.0%
0.0%
28.4%
16.2%
3.0%
2.0%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%

Other Industry
Retail/Other Small Business
Landscaping Services
Illicit Activity
Hospitality
Peddling Ring
Construction
Traveling Carnivals
Elder Care
Forestry/Reforestation

35
30
26
23
20
19
18
11
11
11

0.7%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%

Manufacturing/Factories
Housekeeping/Cleaning Service
Residential Facility
Aquafarming/Fishing
Arts & Entertainment
Bar/Club
Education
Hostess/Strip Club
Industries Referenced in Fewer than Three Cases**
Industry Not Specified

10
10
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
88

0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
1.7%

454
172
5042

9.0%
3.4%
100.0%

Bar/Club-Based
Venues Referenced in Fewer than Three Cases**
Venue Not Specified
Labor
Domestic Work
Traveling Sales Crews
Agriculture/Farms
Restaurant/Food Service
Health & Beauty Services
Begging Ring

Type of Trafficking Not Specified***

Sex and Labor
TOTAL # OF POTENTIAL TRAFFICKING CASES

*These cases typically involve reports of sex trafficking in which an individual is advertised for commercial sex online but the
venue of the sex act is unknown or not specified.
**To protect the identity of the people we serve, the NHTRC does not disclose exact statistics related to venues, industries, victim
information or caller information referenced fewer than three times.
***This typically occurs when a law enforcement agent or service provider contacts the NHTRC for resources and referrals but
does not disclose details about the trafficking situation due to confidentiality. This category also includes cases in which the
person reporting the information references human trafficking but does not provide further detail regarding the presence of labor
or commercial sex. These cases are often submitted to the NHTRC through anonymous online tip reports.

VICTIM DEMOGRAPHICS (LABOR TRAFFICKING CASES)*

Adults
Minors
Females
Males
US Citizen/Legal Permanent Resident
Foreign Nationals

# OF CASES
684
143
466
416
127
557

% OF CASES
83.6%
17.5%
57.0%
50.9%
15.5%
68.1%
non-cumulative*

*These statistics are non-cumulative. Cases may involve multiple victims and include females and males, foreign nationals and
U.S. citizens, adults and minors. In some cases, demographic information is not reported. This table shows the number of cases
referencing each demographic and not the number of individual victims.
**To protect the identity of the people we serve, the NHTRC does not disclose exact statistics related to venues, industries, victim
information or caller information referenced fewer than three times.

VICTIM DEMOGRAPHICS (SEX TRAFFICKING CASES)*

Adults
Minors
Females
Males
US Citizen/Legal Permanent Resident
Foreign Nationals

# OF CASES
2203
1322
3250
173
1577
464

% OF CASES
61.2%
36.7%
90.3%
4.8%
43.8%
12.9%
non-cumulative*

*These statistics are non-cumulative. Cases may involve multiple victims and include females and males, foreign nationals and
U.S. citizens, adults and minors. In some cases, demographic information is not reported. This table shows the number of cases
referencing each demographic and not the number of individual victims.
**To protect the identity of the people we serve, the NHTRC does not disclose exact statistics related to venues, industries, victim
information or caller information referenced fewer than three times.

POTENTIAL VICTIM(S) COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN

U.S.A
Mexico

# OF CASES

% OF CASES
1846
153

36.6%
3.0%

113
86

2.2%
1.7%

China
Nationalities Referenced in Fewer than Three Cases***

82
63

1.6%
1.2%

Vietnam
South Korea

28
26

0.6%
0.5%

Guatemala
India

25
24

0.5%
0.5%

Honduras
El Salvador
Thailand
Russia

23
20
17
16

0.5%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%

Multiple Nationalities Referenced**

Philippines

Jamaica

11

0.2%

Ethiopia
South Africa
Colombia
Ukraine
Romania
Peru
Dominican Republic
Pakistan
Japan
Haiti

9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5

0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%

United Kingdom
Kenya
Nepal
Canada
Indonesia
Brazil
Morocco
Spain
Bangladesh
Uganda

5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3

0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%

3
3
3
3
3
2390
5042

0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
47.4%
100.0%

Ecuador
Congo, Democratic Republic
Czech Republic
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Unknown/Not Specified*
Grand Total

* In some cases, demographic information is not reported to the NHTRC.

**Cases may involve multiple victims of multiple nationalities.
***To protect the confidentiality of the potential victims involved, the NHTRC does not disclose specific nationalities referenced in fewer than
three cases.

LOCATION OF POTENTIAL TRAFFICKING CASES (WHERE KNOWN)*

*This map only reflects cases in which the location of the potential trafficking was known. Some cases may involve more than one
location and are not reflected in this map.

*****

Important Note: The data displayed in this report was generated based on information communicated to the National Human
Trafficking Resource Center hotline via phone, email, and online tip report. The NHTRC cannot verify the accuracy of the
information reported. This is not a comprehensive report on the scale or scope of human trafficking within the state. These
statistics may be subject to change as new information emerges.