ONTARIO FACTS Majority of reported human trafficking cases in Canada are from Ontario. Human trafficking reports ‘steadily’ increasing. According to Statistics Canada, there were 340 police-reported cases of human trafficking in Canada in 2016, where it was also the most serious violation. Between 2009 and 2016, there were a total of 1,220 police-reported incidents of human [...]

HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN NORTH DAKOTA Human trafficking happens in both large cities and rural communities across North Dakota. Between January 1, 2016 and March 31, 2019, the North Dakota Human Trafficking Task Force (NDHTTF) has served 345 victims of human trafficking (268 adults, 77 minors). There have been 243 sex trafficking cases, 28 labor trafficking cases, [...]

HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN WISCONSIN Human trafficking happens in both urban and rural communities across Wisconsin, documented in all 72 counties Includes girls and women, boys and men 79% of all reported cases are in Milwaukee 92% of trafficked people are women 78% of youth trafficked in Milwaukee are African American 17% increase in 2015—unsure if it [...]

The FBI identified the Twin Cities as one of the 13 US cities with particularly high rate of child prostitution. Minnesota is ranked as the 4th fastest growing sex trafficking market in the US; this may be due in part to an increase in reporting and investigating. An estimated 8,000 - 14,000 victims are trafficked [...]