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Go deeper: the reports behind the field.
The major public reports on human trafficking, from global estimates to U.S. data. All are free to read.
Last checked November 1, 2026. Spot something out of date? Email admin@tharros.one.
Global
The big-picture reports
2026 Trafficking in Persons Report
Country-by-country assessment of how governments fight trafficking, with global law enforcement data. Covers April 2025 to March 2026.
Read it →UNODCGlobal Report on Trafficking in Persons 2024
The UN's data on detected victims and convictions in 156 countries, including trends in who is trafficked and how.
Read it →ILO, Walk Free & IOMGlobal Estimates of Modern Slavery (2022)
The standard estimate of how many people live in forced labour and forced marriage worldwide: 50 million in 2021.
Read it →ILOProfits and Poverty: The Economics of Forced Labour (2024)
How much money forced labour generates ($236 billion a year) and where those profits come from.
Read it →Walk FreeGlobal Slavery Index (2023)
Estimates of modern slavery country by country, with ratings of government responses.
Read it →United States
U.S. data and learning
Hotline statistics
National and state-by-state data on situations reported to the U.S. hotline since 2007.
Read it →HHS Office on Trafficking in PersonsHotline data by fiscal year
The federal government's tables of hotline signals and situations identified.
Read it →NCMECCyberTipline data
Yearly numbers on reports of child sexual exploitation and online enticement.
Read it →Polaris ProjectData and research
Survivor studies and financial-crime research from the group that ran the hotline from 2007 to 2025.
Read it →Learn the signs