Sources reviewed

Use the source’s reference period, codebook and unit of analysis. Case data, synthetic data, population estimates and supply-chain disclosures are different kinds of evidence.

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

2026 synthetic release derived from assistance and hotline data for 2002–2024, representing over 230,000 people across 199 countries and territories. Includes CSV, codebook and data dictionary.

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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

ILO–Walk Free–IOM estimates for 2021, published in 2022. Read the methodology and definitions before comparing them with detected trafficking cases.

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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

Direct access to Eurostat’s registered-victim dataset (crim_thb_vexp), including 2024 data. Compare countries alongside coverage and reporting notes.

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Country Estimates

Global Slavery Index

2023 Global Slavery Index: modelled country estimates referring to 2021, alongside vulnerability and government-response measures.

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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 Project & Research Archive

UNU’s project archive, with evidence reviews and policy guides on crisis, justice and markets. Historical outputs retain their original publication dates.

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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

Anti-trafficking research, survivor-informed resources and hotline-related reporting. Reported contacts and situations are not estimates of U.S. prevalence.

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Investigation Support

Thorn Spotlight

Thorn’s specialist investigation tool for authorized users working on child sexual exploitation. This is an access-controlled operational resource, not a public research dataset.

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AI Research Tool

AI Against Modern Slavery (AIMS)

Mila-led research using NLP and language models to review corporate modern slavery statements. Includes public datasets and papers; it does not identify individual trafficking victims.

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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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More datasets & research tools

Additional sources for justice statistics, labour exploitation, AI research and consistent data classification.

Official administrative data

UNODC trafficking data portal

Trafficking offences and related statistics, with country and year selections. Use the source metadata when comparing reporting systems.

U.S. justice · January 2026 publication

BJS Human Trafficking Data Collection Activities, 2025

Report, downloadable tables and corrections log; key federal and prison statistics describe 2023.

Australia · 2024–25 data

AIC national minimum dataset report

Reports to government agencies, survivor support and prosecution outcomes for 1 July 2024–30 June 2025.

Supply-chain risk

U.S. DOL list of goods

Country–product information on child labour and forced labour. A risk list is not proof about a specific company or shipment.

Open AI dataset

AIMS.au

Annotated Australian corporate modern slavery statements for NLP research. Read the dataset documentation and licence before use.

Data classification · IOM–UNODC

International Classification Standard for Administrative Data on Trafficking in Persons

Definitions and categories to improve consistency of administrative trafficking records across organizations.