National Human Trafficking Hotline Key Performance Metrics 12-Year Snapshot, FY 2013 to FY 2025
Table 1: National Human Trafficking Hotline Key Performance Metrics 12-Year Snapshot, FY 2013 to FY 2025
This table presents a 12-year snapshot of key performance metrics for the Hotline.
| Fiscal Year | Total Number of Signals (e.g., calls, texts, webchats, online tip forms, emails) Received | Total Number of Substantive Signals Received | Total Number of Signals Received from Potential Victims | Total Number of Potential Human Trafficking Situations Identified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 32,438 | N/A (Not collected until FY18) | 2,641 | 4,796 |
| 2014 | 39,134 | 2,602 | 5,166 | |
| 2015 | 36,916 | 3,487 | 5,418 | |
| 2016 | 54,823 | 4,608 | 7,405 | |
| 2017 | 68,938 | 4,626 | 8,686 | |
| 2018 | 116,940 | 47,709 | 7,163 | 10,658 |
| 2019 | 136,990 | 56,644 | 10,362 | 11,852 |
| 2020 | 195,100 | 65,959 | 13,129 | 11,193 |
| 2021 | 219,380 | 66,308 | 13,538 | 10,983 |
| 2022 | 212,167 | 55,731 | 9,515 | 10,013 |
| 2023 | 184,179 | 35,005 | 7,894 | 9,877 |
| 2024 | 155,819 | 31,529 | 7,693 | 12,130 |
| 2025 | 187,863 | 32,458 | 9,446 | 13,623 |
| Total | 1,640,687 | 391,343 | 96,704 | 121,800 |
National Human Trafficking Hotline Reports to Law Enforcement and Referrals to Services, FY 2018 to FY 2025
Table 2: Number of Potential Human Trafficking Situations Reported to Law Enforcement and Number of Referrals to Services, FY 2018 to FY 2025
This table details the number of situations reported to law enforcement and the number of service referrals provided.
| Fiscal Year | Situations Reported to Law Enforcement | Unique Referrals to Services |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2018 | 3,434 | 9,365 |
| FY 2019 | 3,599 | 9,283 |
| FY 2020 | 3,353 | 8,701 |
| FY 2021 | 2,889 | 10,633 |
| FY 2022 | 2,531 | 10,059 |
| FY 2023 | 2,381 | 8,411 |
| FY 2024 | 2,642 | 10,763 |
| FY 2025 | 3,643 | 12,272 |
| Total | 24,472 | 79,487 |
From FY 2018 to FY 2025, the Hotline referred 24,472 situations of potential human trafficking to law enforcement and made 79,487 unique referrals to services. The Hotline follows all federal, state, tribal, and local mandated reporting requirements and complies with federal requirements for privacy and confidentiality. Note that actions taken by the Hotline are not mutually exclusive. An individual may receive one or multiple referrals for services and a single human trafficking situation may be reported to multiple entities (e.g. child welfare and law enforcement) and result in issuance of a service referral.
Additional Hotline Data
For additional Hotline data, visit humantraffickinghotline.org/statistics. Please note that the data on the Hotline website may not align with the data provided in the chart above, as Hotline website data is summarized by calendar year and performance data is summarized by federal fiscal year.
OTIP partners with other federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Transportation to implement federal requirements to publicly post information on the Hotline. OTIP partners with the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) to conduct program evaluations of the Hotline. For more information, visit OPRE’s Human Trafficking Research and Data webpage.