This statistic shows the number of human trafficking defendants sentenced to prison in the United States from the fiscal year of 2000 to 2015. In the fiscal year of 2015, 759 people were sentenced to prison for human trafficking, an increase from 132 people in the fiscal year of 2000.
Number of human trafficking defendants sentenced to prison in the U.S. from the fiscal years 2000 to 2015
*The source defines human trafficking as peonage, slavery, forced labor, sex trafficking, production of child pornography, and transportation for illegal sex activity.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (June 25, 2018). Number of human trafficking defendants sentenced to prison in the U.S. from the fiscal years 2000 to 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/972055/human-trafficking-defendants-criminal-record-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of human trafficking defendants sentenced to prison in the U.S. from the fiscal years 2000 to 2015." Chart. June 25, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/972055/human-trafficking-defendants-criminal-record-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2018). Number of human trafficking defendants sentenced to prison in the U.S. from the fiscal years 2000 to 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/972055/human-trafficking-defendants-criminal-record-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Human Trafficking Defendants Sentenced to Prison in The U.S. from The Fiscal Years 2000 to 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972055/human-trafficking-defendants-criminal-record-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of human trafficking defendants sentenced to prison in the U.S. from the fiscal years 2000 to 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/972055/human-trafficking-defendants-criminal-record-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of human trafficking defendants sentenced to prison in the U.S. from the fiscal years 2000 to 2015 [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, June 25, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/972055/human-trafficking-defendants-criminal-record-us/
