The vast majority of people charged with human trafficking in this country are U.S. citizens, according to the Department of Justice. In 2023, U.S. citizens accounted for 96 percent of people charged ...

Allies Against Slavery today released its 2026 State Human Trafficking Report, the preeminent report on human trafficking across the county. Researchers completed a comprehensive, evidence-based ...

A report from a blockchain analytics company has found that cryptocurrency is playing a growing role in suspected human ...

Suspected trafficking-related crypto flows reached hundreds of millions, Chainalysis reported, with one CSAM site topping $530,000.

To counter this, law enforcement uses a range of cyber investigation techniques. Investigators monitor social media and messaging platforms, trace financial transactions, map networks of accounts and ...

The analysis by Common Sense Institute Colorado uses data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. But the institute said the state’s data is undercounted due ...

Human trafficking and interpersonal violence experts say knowing the warning signs of these crimes can help those in critical ...

Laron Matlock smiled and blew a kiss to his family shortly before being sentenced to 15 years in prison for sex trafficking last Thursday. From July to August 1st, 2012, Matlock benefited financially ...

For Human Trafficking Awareness Month, we explore human trafficking in Arkansas —victims, services, police response. Chris Kane interviews Sgt. Matthew Foster, AR State Police and Rep. Robin Lundstrom ...

In 2024, the National Human Trafficking Hotline (NHTH) opened 111 cases involving 181 victims in Wisconsin, with a majority involving adult sex trafficking. Trafficking venues in the state range from ...

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chair of the South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force, released the 2025 Human Trafficking Task Force Annual Report on Jan. 12.

Human trafficking can be hard to track because it is a crime that hides in plain sight. Mireya Acierto/Photodisc via Getty Images Most Americans imagine human trafficking as a violent kidnapping or a ...