Global Law Enforcement Data
GLOBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DATA
The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2003 added to the original law a new requirement that foreign governments provide the Department of State with data on trafficking investigations, prosecutions, convictions, and sentences in order to fully meet the TVPA’s minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (Tier 1). The 2004 TIP Report collected this data for the first time. The 2007 TIP Report showed for the first time a breakout of the number of total prosecutions and convictions that related to labor trafficking, placed in parentheses.
|
YEAR |
PROSECUTIONS |
CONVICTIONS |
VICTIMS |
NEW OR AMENDED |
|
2008 |
5,212 (312) |
2,983 (104) |
30,961 |
26 |
|
2009 |
5,606 (432) |
4,166 (335) |
49,105 |
33 |
|
2010 |
6,017 (607) |
3,619 (237) |
33,113 |
17 |
|
2011 |
7,909 (456) |
3,969 (278) |
42,291 (15,205) |
15 |
|
2012 |
7,705 (1,153) |
4,746 (518) |
46,570 (17,368) |
21 |
|
2013 |
9,460 (1,199) |
5,776 (470) |
44,758 (10,603) |
58 |
|
2014 |
10,051 (418) |
4,443 (216) |
44,462 (11,438) |
20 |
|
2015 |
18,930 (857) |
6,609 (456) |
77,823 (14,262) |
30 |
The above statistics are estimates only, given the lack of uniformity in national reporting structures. The numbers in parentheses are those of labor trafficking prosecutions, convictions, and victims identified. The number of victims identified includes information from foreign governments and other sources. Prosecution and victim identification data reported this year are higher than in previous years, in large part due to increased information sharing and better data quality from several governments
Africa
|
YEAR |
PROSECUTIONS |
CONVICTIONS |
VICTIMS |
NEW OR AMENDED |
|
2009 |
325 (47) |
117 (30) |
10,861 |
8 |
|
2010 |
272 (168) |
163 (113) |
9,626 |
5 |
|
2011 |
340 (45) |
217 (113) |
8,900 (5,098) |
2 |
|
2012 |
493 (273) |
252 (177) |
10,043 (6,544) |
4 |
|
2013 |
572 (245) |
341 (192) |
10,096 (2,250) |
7 |
|
2014 |
811 (49) |
317 (33) |
9,523 (1,308) |
4 |
|
2015 |
1,517 (53) |
719 (8) |
12,125 (3,531) |
6 |
The above statistics are estimates only, given the lack of uniformity in national reporting structures. The numbers in parentheses are those of labor trafficking prosecutions, convictions, and victims identified. The number of victims identified includes information from foreign governments and other sources.
East Asia & Pacific
|
YEAR |
PROSECUTIONS |
CONVICTIONS |
VICTIMS |
NEW OR AMENDED |
|
2009 |
357 (113) |
256 (72) |
5,238 |
3 |
|
2010 |
427 (53) |
177 (9) |
2,597 |
0 |
|
2011 |
2,127 (55) |
978 (55) |
8,454 (3,140) |
4 |
|
2012 |
1,682 (115) |
1,251 (103) |
8,521 (1,804) |
4 |
|
2013 |
2,460 (188) |
1,271 (39) |
7,886 (1,077) |
3 |
|
2014 |
1,938 (88) |
969 (16) |
6,349 (1,084) |
3 |
|
2015 |
3,281 (193) |
1,730 (130) |
13,990 (3,533) |
10 |
The above statistics are estimates only, given the lack of uniformity in national reporting structures. The numbers in parentheses are those of labor trafficking prosecutions, convictions, and victims identified. The number of victims identified includes information from foreign governments and other sources. Prosecution and victim identification data reported this year are higher than in previous years, in large part due to increased information sharing and better data quality from several governments.
Europe
|
YEAR |
PROSECUTIONS |
CONVICTIONS |
VICTIMS |
NEW OR AMENDED |
|
2009 |
2,208 (160) |
1,733 (149) |
14,650 |
14 |
|
2010 |
2,803 (47) |
1,850 (38) |
8,548 |
4 |
|
2011 |
3,188 (298) |
1,601 (81) |
10,185 (1,796) |
2 |
|
2012 |
3,161 (361) |
1,818 (112) |
11,905 (2,306) |
3 |
|
2013 |
3,223 (275) |
2,684 (127) |
10,374 (1,863) |
35 |
|
2014 |
4,199 (197) |
1,585 (69) |
11,910 (3,531) |
5 |
|
2015 |
4,990 (272) |
1,692 (245) |
11,112 (3,733) |
8 |
The above statistics are estimates only, given the lack of uniformity in national reporting structures. The numbers in parentheses are those of labor trafficking prosecutions, convictions, and victims identified. The number of victims identified includes information from foreign governments and other sources.
Near East
|
YEAR |
PROSECUTIONS |
CONVICTIONS |
VICTIMS |
NEW OR AMENDED |
|
2009 |
80 (9) |
57 (8) |
1,011 |
6 |
|
2010 |
323 (63) |
68 (10) |
1,304 |
1 |
|
2011 |
209 (17) |
60 (5) |
1,831 (1,132) |
2 |
|
2012 |
249 (29) |
149 (15) |
4,047 (1,063) |
1 |
|
2013 |
119 (25) |
60 (4) |
1,460 (172) |
4 |
|
2014 |
320 (5) |
144 (25) |
3,388 (2,460) |
0 |
|
2015 |
480 (31) |
343 (31) |
6,068 (156) |
0 |
The above statistics are estimates only, given the lack of uniformity in national reporting structures. The numbers in parentheses are those of labor trafficking prosecutions, convictions, and victims identified. The number of victims identified includes information from foreign governments and other sources. Prosecution and victim identification data reported this year are higher than in previous years, in large part due to increased information sharing and better data quality from several governments.
South and Central Asia
|
YEAR |
PROSECUTIONS |
CONVICTIONS |
VICTIMS |
NEW OR AMENDED |
|
2009 |
1,989 (56) |
1,450 (10) |
8,325 |
1 |
|
2010 |
1,460 (196) |
1,068 (11) |
4,357 |
1 |
|
2011 |
974 (24) |
829 (11) |
3,907 (1,089) |
2 |
|
2012 |
1,043 (6) |
874 (4) |
4,415 (2,150) |
1 |
|
2013 |
1,904 (259) |
974 (58) |
7,124 (1,290) |
5 |
|
2014 |
1,839 (12) |
958 (10) |
4,878 (1,041) |
3 |
|
2015 |
6,915 (225) |
1,462 (16) |
24,867 (1,191) |
0 |
The above statistics are estimates only, given the lack of uniformity in national reporting structures. The numbers in parentheses are those of labor trafficking prosecutions, convictions, and victims identified. The number of victims identified includes information from foreign governments and other sources. Prosecution and victim identification data reported this year are higher than in previous years, in large part due to increased information sharing and better data quality from several governments.
Western Hemisphere
|
YEAR |
PROSECUTIONS |
CONVICTIONS |
VICTIMS |
NEW OR AMENDED |
|
2009 |
647 (47) |
553 (66) |
9,020 |
1 |
|
2010 |
732 (80) |
293 (65) |
6,681 |
6 |
|
2011 |
624 (17) |
279 (14) |
9,014 (2,490) |
3 |
|
2012 |
1,077 (369) |
402 (107) |
7,639 (3,501) |
8 |
|
2013 |
1,182 (207) |
446 (50) |
7,818 (3,951) |
4 |
|
2014 |
944 (67) |
470 (63) |
8,414 (2,014) |
5 |
|
2015 |
1,747 (83) |
663 (26) |
9,661 (2,118) |
6 |
The above statistics are estimates only, given the lack of uniformity in national reporting structures. The numbers in parentheses are those of labor trafficking prosecutions, convictions, and victims identified. The number of victims identified includes information from foreign governments and other sources.
