DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Human trafficking is on the rise. The most recent data from the Department of Justice shows prosecutions rose 84 percent from 2011 to 2020.

Jul. 29—WILKES-BARRE — Tom Mosca, co-Chair of the NEPA Task Force against Human Trafficking, said Friday's Red Sand Project demonstration on Public Square was held to remind people that human ...

Commenting on the data, Northeastern University Professor Amy Farrell told Newsweek, "Overall, we know human trafficking is under identified, under investigated and under prosecuted and some ...

The number of human trafficking suspects prosecuted has increased under the Biden-Harris administration, new data from the Department of Justice (DoJ) shows. Border security is an important issue ...

Law enforcement and humanitarian agencies throughout the United States promoted human trafficking awareness this month. In 2011, 729 trafficking instances were reported; but in 2020, that number ...

And, Mosca said, the incidents of human trafficking have been on the rise here. Mosca said Sunday, July 30, is the United Nations World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.

On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: The United Nations commemorates its World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30. The theme this year is "Leave No Child Behind in the Fight ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- This week, Milwaukee police shared new crime stats, showing a rise in human trafficking reports. Ahead of the Republican National Convention, experts say it's important to raise ...

SC Attorney General Alan Wilson says human trafficking in on the rise, ... Meanwhile, 10 other people charged with human trafficking moved through South Carolina’s courts last year, ...

Sex and human trafficking are on the rise across the nation including in Abilene . by Chelsie Burroughs. Tue, July 18th 2023 at 2:04 PM. Updated Tue, July 18th 2023 at 4:55 PM ...

The Australian Federal Police said reports were at an all-time high, with 382 reports of modern slavery and human trafficking offences received in the 2023-24 financial year compared with 340 from ...