The NHTRC collects various types of information on hotline calls for the purposes of data tracking. The NHTRC disseminates call statistics to practitioners in the anti-trafficking field in the form of reports, charts, maps, and other formats. These statistics can be useful in demonstrating awareness of human trafficking, hotline call volume, and the presence of human trafficking or particular trafficking trends occurring in a given state or region.
Total Number of Calls per Year
| Year | Total Number of Calls |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 5748 |
| 2009 | 7637 |
| 2010 | 11874 |
Types of Calls Received per Year
Crisis Calls – This category includes calls received from self-identifying victims of trafficking in need of immediate assistance or calls from individuals calling on behalf of a potential victim in need of immediate assistance. Calls referencing potential minor victims of trafficking may also fall into this category even if the situation is not an emergency.
Tips – Tips include calls received from individuals wishing to report information related to potential trafficking victims, suspicious behaviors, and/or locations where trafficking is suspected to be occurring.
Training and Technical Assistance – Calls requesting training and technical assistance on anti-trafficking topics often include, but are not limited to, requests for: specialized information, phone consultations, materials reviews, trainings/presentations, and field training or joint activities.
Referrals – This call category includes requests for referrals to organizations working to combat human trafficking, specified by name, geographical area and/or type of service provided.
General Information – This category includes calls requesting general information on the issue of human trafficking, such as legal definitions, scope, statistics, trends, prevalence, etc.
Related Calls – This category was created to address calls that are either irrelevant to the purpose of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, or are related in issue (such as sexual assault or general labor exploitation) but are beyond the scope of NHTRC services.
Top Ten States
| State | Percent of Calls Received Where Caller State is Known |
|---|---|
| California | 15.59% |
| Texas | 13.41% |
| Florida | 7.73% |
| Illinois | 5.17% |
| New York | 5.12% |
| District of Columbia | 3.43% |
| Ohio | 2.95% |
| New Jersey | 2.89% |
| Washington | 2.88% |
| Virginia | 2.83% |
Chart based on calls received by the NHTRC between 12/7/2007 and 12/31/2010.
Statistical Reports
The NHTRC creates two types of reports that are currently available to the public on our website: the NHTRC Annual Report Executive Summary and NHTRC State Reports. These reports break down hotline call data based on the type of call or request, the caller’s demographics, the type of trafficking referenced on the call, and several additional data points.
Executive Summary of the 2009 Annual NHTRC Report
To access NHTRC quarterly and annual State Reports for specific states, please visit the State Map.
These reports are provided as a courtesy by the NHTRC for informational and training purposes and are not meant for publication. If you are interested in reproducing a report or its contents for the purposes stated above, we request that you include the following statement:
“The data displayed in this report was generated based on limited criteria from calls received by the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) hotline. This is not a comprehensive report on the scale or scope of human trafficking on a state or national level. These statistics may be subject to change.”
The NHTRC is continually processing our statistics and will make them available on this website regularly. If the State Report you are seeking is not currently available, please check back with us in a few weeks. If you have an urgent request for a State Report, please call 1-888-3737-888.
