Local Organizations and Referrals
In addition to the organizations listed below, please call the hotline (1-888-3737-888) for specialized victim services referrals.
Alternatives for Girls
Detroit, MI
Main: 313-361-4000
Hotline: 888-234-3919
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http://www.alternativesforgirls.org
Underground Railroad, Inc
Saginaw, MI
Main: 989-755-0413
24 hr Hotline: 989-755-0411
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http://www.undergroundrailroadinc.org/
Bethany Christian Services
http://www.bethany.org
Jewish Family Services
http://www.jfsdetroit.org/
National Immigrant Justice Center
Chicago, IL
312-660-1370
http://www.immigrantjustice.org/
St. Vincent Catholic Charities
www.stvcc.org
Freedom House
http://freedomhousedetroit.org/
If you are interested in additional volunteer opportunities, click here.
If you are interested in receiving regular updates from the National Human Trafficking Resource Center or Polaris Project, click here.
Current state laws
| Michigan - Current Criminal Statutes | |
|---|---|
| 750.159g(gg) | Definitions; racketeering |
| 750.462(a) | Definitions |
| 750.462(b) | Forced labor or services; threat of physical harm; prohibition; violation as felony; penalty |
| 750.462(c) | Forced labor or services; physical restraint; prohibition; violation as felony; penalty |
| 750.462(d) | Forced labor or services; abuse of law or legal process; prohibition; violation as felony; penalty |
| 750.462(e) | Forced labor or services; destroying, concealing, removing, confiscating, or possessing passport or immigration document of another person; prohibition; violation as felony; penalty |
| 750.462(f) | Forced labor or services; blackmail or threat of financial harm; prohibition; violation as felony; penalty |
| 750.462(g) | Use of minor for child sexually abusive activity; prohibition; violation as felony; penalty |
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750.462(h) |
Prohibited acts; violation as felony; penalty |
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750.462(i) |
Kidnapping, criminal sexual conduct, or attempt to kill; penalty |
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750.462(j) |
Providing or obtaining labor or services of another person by force, fraud, or coercion; recruiting, etc, person for labor or services for purposes of holding person in involuntary servitude or debt bondage; construction with other lawsl sentencing |
| 600.4701 | Definitions: Asset Forfeiture |
| 600.4702 | Property subject to seizure and forfeiture; encumbrances; substituted proceeds of crime. |
| 750.448. | Soliciting and accosting |
For additional information about State and Federal Policy, including pending legislation and current statutes in other states, please visit the Policy section.
For general information and additional resources about human trafficking in the United States, please visit the Resources section.
NHTRC CAll Statistics
To view call statistics for Michigan, click on the links below.
2012 Annual Report
2012 Quarter 3 Report
2012 Quarter 2 Report
2012 Quarter 1 Report
2011 Annual Report
2010 Annual Report
2009 Annual Report
For general hotline statistics and reports, click here.
Publications
If you are aware of a report or publication that you would like included, please email or call the NHTRC.
Please Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Organizations included in this section have human trafficking-specific service programs or have been identified as serving victims of human trafficking. If your organization is not included and you would like to be added, or if you are aware of a specific state report or publication that you would like included, please review inclusion criteria and submit your request via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . All statistics outlined above were generated based on limited criteria from calls received by the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) hotline. This is not a representation or report on the scale or scope of human trafficking on a particular state or national level. These statistics may be subject to change.
