Local Organizations and Referrals
In addition to the organizations listed below, please call the hotline (1-888-3737-888) for specialized victim services referrals.
International Institute of St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
Main: 314-773-9090 Ext. 143
24 hr. Hotline – St. Louis Area: 314-369-2305
24 hr. Hotline – Southeast, MO: 573-680-1650
General Inquiries and Volunteer Opportunities:
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Veronica’s Voice
Kansas City, MO
Main/24hr: 816-483-7101
24hr Hotline: 816-728-0004
General Email:
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Volunteer Opportunities:
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http://www.veronicasvoice.org/
Central Missouri Stop Human Trafficking Coalition
Columbia, MO
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http://stophumantraffickingmo.com
Catholic Charities Refugee Services
http://www.cfsstl.org/
YWCA - St. Louis Regional Sexual Assault Center
http://www.ywca.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
| Missouri - Current Criminal Statutes | |
|---|---|
| 566.103 | Promotion of online sexual solicitation- advertisements-notification of violation |
| 566.200 | Definitions |
| 566.203 | Abusing an individual through forced labor penalty |
| 566.206 | Trafficking for the purpose of slavery, involuntary servitude, peonage, of forced labor penalty |
| 566.209 | Trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation penalty |
| 566.212 | Sexual trafficking of a child penalty |
| 566.213 | Sexual trafficking of a child under age twelve affirmative defense not allowed, when penalty |
| 566.215 | Human trafficking through misuse of documentation |
| 566.215.1 |
Contributing to human trafficking-penalty |
| 566.218 |
Restitution required for certain offenders |
| 566.223 | Federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to apply |
| 566.265 | Penalties for violation by corporation or business |
| 513.607. | Asset Forfeiture |
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 Missouri, 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
Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in Independence, MO (Shared Hope International)
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.
