Just released: Human-Trafficking Offenses Handled by State Attorneys General Offices, 2018

This report details the information reported by state attorneys general offices in 43 states, the District of Columbia, and three territories on their human trafficking laws in 2018. The report describes?

• the jurisdiction of state attorneys general offices over labor- and sex-trafficking offenses
• their prosecution of human-trafficking offenses
• their staffing or resources to handle human-trafficking cases.

It also describes offices that provide victim services, train other entities to recognize and combat human trafficking, and participate in human-trafficking task forces.

Human-Trafficking Offenses Handled by State Attorneys General Offices, 2018 (NCJ?254803), was written by former BJS statistician Suzanne Strong, Ph.D. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS?s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at www.bjs.gov.

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Just released: Human Trafficking Data-Collection Activities, 2020

This report describes BJS?s activities during 2019 and 2020 to collect data and report on human trafficking as required by the Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015 (34 U.S.C. ? 20709(e)(2)(B)). The report details?

• ongoing and completed efforts to measure and analyze the nationwide incidence of human trafficking
• characteristics of human-trafficking victims and offenders
• criminal justice responses to human-trafficking offenses by state and local law enforcement, prosecutors, and courts.

Human Trafficking Data-Collection Activities, 2020 (NCJ?256001), was written by BJS statistician Erica Smith. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS?s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at www.bjs.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. Doris J. James is the acting director.

For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities,?visit?BJS online.