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- Statewide Anti-Human Trafficking Operation Results NR23015ma - LAPD Online
- A tipster hotline was also established for the public to report any concerns of human trafficking. It is 800-655-4095. Human trafficking differs from smuggling in the following ways:
Trafficking
•Persons are victims
•No requirement to cross international borders
•Must have an element of force, fraud, or coercion
Smuggling
•Violation of international borders
•Smuggled person is generally willing participant
•Person is free to leave, change jobs
- If you believe you may have information about a trafficking situation:
- Call the National Human Trafficking Hotline toll-free hotline at 1-888-373-7888: Anti-Trafficking Hotline Advocates are available 24/7 to take reports of potential human trafficking.
- Text the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 233733. Message and data rates may apply.
- Chat the National Human Trafficking Hotline via humantraffickinghotline.org/chat.
- Submit a tip online through the anonymous online reporting form below. However, please note that if the situation is urgent or occurred within the last 24 hours we would encourage you to call, text or chat.
- Interpreters are available via phone call only.
- Report missing children or child pornography to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) at 1-800-THE-LOST (843-5678) or through their Cybertipline.
- The National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) is a national, toll-free hotline available to answer calls from anywhere in the country, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year. The NHTRC is not a law enforcement or immigration authority and is operated by a nongovernmental organization funded by the Federal government. 1-888-3737-888
- Department of State - Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
- Fact Sheets for the 2023 Trafficking in Persons Report are available for viewing and downloading.
- Overlooked for Too Long: Boys and Human Trafficking
Boys represent the fastest-growing segment of identified human trafficking victims. UNODC’s 2022 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, released in January 2023, notes that the percentage of boys identified as victims of human trafficking more than quintupled between 2004 and 2020 – a much larger increase than for men, women, or girls. - Research shows males are less likely than females to self-identify as victims of human trafficking, a fact rooted in stereotypical gender roles in which males are supposed to be strong.
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