How big is human trafficking?

Answer 1

According to the June 2007 "Trafficking in Humans Report" from the U.S. Department of State, the following are a small number of statistics to give an idea of the number of worldwide prosecutions, convictions, and new or amended legislation dealing with human trafficking. For further information from the report, visit the website of the U.S. Department of State or Search using the report name provided above. The quote from the report is as follows:

"GLOBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DATA

The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2003 added to the original law a new requirement that foreign governments provide the Department of State with data on trafficking investigations, prosecutions, convictions and sentences in order to be considered in full compliance with the TVPA's minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking (Tier 1). The 2004 TIP Report collected this data for the first time. The requirement became fully effective starting with the 2006 Report. The chart below compares data collected for this and the three preceding Reports:

Year: 2003 Prosecutions: 7,992 Convictions: 2,815 New or Amended Legislation: 24

Year: 2004 Prosecutions: 6,885 Convictions: 3,025 New or Amended Legislation: 39

Year: 2005 Prosecutions: 6,618 Convictions: 4,766 New or Amended Legislation: 41

Year: 2006 Prosecutions: 5,808 Convictions: 3,160 New or Amended Legislation: 21"