Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey, this Statistics Canada Juristat Bulletin – Quick Fact examines trends in police-reported incidents of human trafficking in Canada, and highlights characteristics of victims and accused persons. Court outcomes of cases related to human trafficking are also examined, using data from the Integrated Criminal Court Survey (ICCS).
Summary highlights include:
– The number of human trafficking cases increased between 2011/2012 and 2021/2022.
– Since 2012, there were 3996 incidents of human trafficking, including Criminal Code and Immigration and Refugee Protection Act offences, reported by police services in Canada.
– Of the 3,103 detected victims of police-reported human trafficking in Canada between 2012 and 2022, the vast majority (945) were women and girls and were overwhelmingly young, with approximately seven in ten (65%) under the age of 25. The large majority (91%) of detected victims of human trafficking knew their accused trafficker and about one-third (34%) of victims were trafficked by an intimate partner.
Published by: Statistics Canada
Publication Date: December 4, 2023
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