Human trafficking is sex trafficking and labor trafficking. Sex trafficking is defined as the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision or obtaining of a person for a commercial sex act.

Dec 4, 2023 · In Oregon, the number of victims identified through the National Human Trafficking Hotline more than doubled between 2015 and 2021, rising from 64 to 160.

1 day ago · JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore.-- Human trafficking victims flow through Southern Oregon daily. They flow through Interstate-5, what is known as a human trafficking corridor. The freeway travels along the west coast from the Mexican to the Canadian border, being an essential pathway for commerce and in turn, a pathway providing a veil of ...

Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery that occurs in every state, including Oregon. More than 27 million people annually fall victim to human trafficking worldwide, and according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, 132 cases involving 248 …

2 days ago · Human trafficking is one of the largest illegal industries, with the International Labour Organization reporting more than 20 million victims of human trafficking worldwide. Thousands of people are trafficked through Oregon every year -- and in Southern Oregon, human trafficking remains a hidden industry, occurring under the covers.

The goal of the program is to develop a comprehensive statewide response to human trafficking that encourages cooperation and coordination across state and local agencies.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Crime Victim and Survivor Services Division (CVSSD) Trafficking Intervention Advisory Committee (AC) advises and supports the Attorney General’s work developing a coordinated statewide response to child and youth sex trafficking.

This state profile summarizes regionally specific data to help promote collaboration and inform and enhance the response to human trafficking in Oregon. Information was reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline from December 2012 to December 2016.

The NHTH works closely with service providers, law enforcement, and other professionals in Oregon to serve victims and survivors of trafficking, respond to human trafficking cases, and share information and resources. Learn more about human trafficking in Oregon by browsing the hotline statistics below.

If the situation is an emergency or you believe someone is in immediate danger, you should first call 911 and alert the police that you think it might be sex trafficking. To report any suspected trafficking to the OLCC, please file an Online Complaint