Overview

Data, search hubs, directories, and practical tools.

This page collects the main non-legal resource types used in anti-trafficking work: datasets, dashboards, searchable hubs, expert directories, and operational platforms.

If you need treaties, case law, prosecution resources, or compliance-oriented material, use the laws page instead.

Data Portals & Dashboards

Start here if you need numbers, estimates, case data, or regional comparison tools.

Global Data

Counter-Trafficking Data Collaborative

A major global source of anonymized case-level trafficking data contributed by organizations including IOM and Polaris.

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Global Snapshot

UNODC Global Report on Trafficking

UNODC’s recurring overview of trafficking trends, victim profiles, and flow patterns based on member-state submissions.

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Global Estimates

ILO Global Estimates

Statistical estimates on forced labour and forced marriage produced through household surveys and expert modeling.

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Migration Data

IOM Migration Data Portal

Interactive visualizations and curated material on trafficking and exploitation in the context of migration flows.

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Regional Data

Eurostat Trafficking Statistics

European datasets on victims, offenders, and prosecutions that support cross-country comparison within the EU.

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Country Estimates

Global Slavery Index

Walk Free’s country-level estimates of modern slavery prevalence, vulnerability, and government response.

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Search Hubs, Libraries & Directories

Use these when you are still orienting yourself and need to find sources, experts, or topic-specific collections.

Search Hub

Human Trafficking Search

A searchable archive of reports, laws, news, and multimedia covering multiple forms of trafficking.

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Expert Directory

Human Trafficking Experts Directory

A directory-style listing of university and practitioner experts working on trafficking, criminal law, investigation, and survivor support.

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Policy & Research

Delta 8.7 Knowledge Platform

A UN-backed hub connecting data, national policy material, and research on forced labour and modern slavery.

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Analysis

GI-TOC Human Trafficking Publications

Investigative and analytical publications focused on trafficking networks, routes, and organized-crime dynamics.

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Regional Hub

HT-RADAR

A regional research and data-sharing initiative that supports planning between researchers and practitioners.

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Reference Library

NCJRS / OJP Resources

A justice-focused library useful for finding U.S. reports, program evaluations, and criminal justice publications.

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Operational Tools & Coordination Platforms

These resources are more action-oriented: they support referrals, detection, coordination, or frontline operational work.

Hotline & U.S. Data

Polaris

Home of the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline and a major source of reported-case data and public-facing tools.

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Investigation Support

Thorn Spotlight

A tool built to help identify patterns in online advertisements and support child sexual exploitation investigations.

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AI Research Tool

AI Against Modern Slavery (AIMS)

A research initiative applying natural language processing to detect trafficking indicators in online environments.

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Referral Network

Freedom Collaborative

A coordination platform that helps anti-trafficking organizations share resources and refer cases across networks.

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Advocacy Network

Alliance 8.7

A global partnership focused on forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking, and child labour under SDG 8.7.

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