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According to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) and its 2003, 2005, and 2008 reauthorizations, human trafficking has occurred if a person was induced to perform labor or a commercial sex act through force, fraud, or coercion. Any person under age 18 who performs a commercial sex act is considered a victim of human trafficking, regardless of whether force, fraud, or coercion was present.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) funded the creation of the Human Trafficking Reporting System (HTRS). This system provides data on human trafficking incidents investigated by federally funded task forces.

An incident is defined as any investigation into a claim of human trafficking or any investigation of other crimes in which elements of potential human trafficking were identified.

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• Human Trafficking Reporting System (HTRS)

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Federal Prosecution of Human-Trafficking Cases, 2015 - Press release FEDERAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROSECUTIONS INCREASED MORE THAN 40 PERCENT FROM 2011 TO 2015
	Press Release (202K) Part of the Characteristics of Suspected Human-Trafficking Incidents Series
Federal Prosecution of Human-Trafficking Cases, 2015 Presents national data on human-trafficking cases in the federal criminal justice system. Human-trafficking offenses include peonage, slavery, forced labor, or sex trafficking; production of child pornography; and transportation for illegal sex activity.
	Press Release (202K) | Summary (PDF 217K) | Full report (PDF 1M) | Data tables (Zip format 17K) Part of the Characteristics of Suspected Human-Trafficking Incidents Series
Federal Prosecution of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Cases, 2004-2013 Examines commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) cases prosecuted in the federal criminal justice system between 2004 and 2013.
	Press Release | Summary (PDF 192K) | Full report (PDF 528K) | ASCII file (31K) | Comma-delimited format (CSV) (Zip format 13K) Part of the Characteristics of Suspected Human-Trafficking Incidents Series
Characteristics of Suspected Human Trafficking Incidents, 2008-2010 Describes the characteristics of human trafficking investigations, suspects, and victims in cases opened by federally funded task forces between January 2008 and June 2010.
	Press Release | Full report (PDF 825K) | ASCII file (33K) | Zip format (23K) Part of the Characteristics of Suspected Human-Trafficking Incidents Series
Characteristics of Suspected Human Trafficking Incidents, 2008-2010 MOST SUSPECTED INCIDENTS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVOLVED ALLEGATIONS OF PROSTITUTION OF AN ADULT OR CHILD
	Press Release Part of the Characteristics of Suspected Human-Trafficking Incidents Series
Characteristics of Suspected Human Trafficking Incidents, 2007-08 "More than 1,200 alleged incidents of human trafficking reported in the U.S."
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Characteristics of Suspected Human Trafficking Incidents, 2007-08 Presents preliminary findings from the Human Trafficking Reporting System (HTRS) on alleged incidents of human trafficking reported by 38 federally funded task forces.
	Press Release | Full report (PDF 189K) | ASCII file (34K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 14K) Part of the Characteristics of Suspected Human-Trafficking Incidents Series
Federal Prosecution of Child Sex Exploitation Offenders, 2006 Presents Federal criminal case processing statistics on child sex offenses, including sex transportation, sexual abuse, and child pornography.
	Full report (PDF 739K) | ASCII file (20K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 13K) Part of the Characteristics of Suspected Human-Trafficking Incidents Series
Federal Prosecution of Human Trafficking, 2001-2005 Presents Federal criminal case processing statistics on peonage and slavery statutes in the U.S. criminal code with a focus on human trafficking offenses created by Congress in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.
	Full report (PDF 732K) | ASCII file (8K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 3K) | Codebooks and Datasets Part of the Characteristics of Suspected Human-Trafficking Incidents Series

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• Child Trafficking Digital Library