Human Trafficking

National Human Trafficking Hotline

Call: 888-373-7888

Text: HELP to 233733 (BeFree)

Human Trafficking is the recruitment, harboring, transporting, providing or obtaining, by any means, a person for labor or services involving forced labor, slavery or servitude in any industry, such as forced or coerced participation in agriculture, prostitution, manufacturing, or other industries or in domestic service or marriage (Freedom Network, based on the federal criminal law definitions of trafficking).

Learn more about human trafficking and raise community awareness through the Look Beneath the Surface campaign by the Office on Trafficking in Persons an Office of the Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Human Services.

Human trafficking is a crime and you can make a difference. 

Since 2007, the National Human Trafficking Hotline has received over 168,554 calls and identified over 26,243 potential cases of human trafficking. You can help, report a tip, or request information or training by calling 888-373-7888.

How to Help

Children and adults can be victims of human trafficking. If you see something, say something.

Report Suspicious Activity 855-FLA-SAFE or 9-1-1 in case of emergency

• You can report any information about human trafficking, child trafficking, or child sexual abuse material offenses immediately to St. Johns County Sheriff's Office (SJSO).
  • You can also remain anonymous by reporting the information to Northeast Crime Stoppers at: 1-888-277-TIPS (8477)
  • or report it to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children through their tip line at: 1-800-843-5678 or report it to them online at SJSO.org
• If you have information regarding suspected Human Trafficking of a child in Florida contact:
  Florida Abuse Hotline 1-800-96-ABUSE (1-800-962-2873).
• If you have information regarding suspected Human Trafficking of an adult anywhere in the United States or of a child outside of Florida please contact: 
  National Human Trafficking Hotline 1-888-373-7888.
• Text HELP to 233733 (BEFREE):  To get help for victims and survivors of human trafficking or to connect with local services.
• Visit the National Human Trafficking Hotline online at: HumanTraffickingHotline.org.
• Department of Homeland Security BLUE CAMPAIGN
  One Voice. One Mission. End Human Trafficking.®
  To report suspected human trafficking to Federal law enforcement call: 1-866-347-2423 
  Tips can also be submitted online.

Human Trafficking Resources

• Intercept - Operation Lightshine
  Operation Light Shine created the Inter-agency Child Exploitation And Persons Trafficking Task Force (INTERCEPT) to provide the resources, staffing, and support required to identify and rescue child victims, apprehend their offenders, and reduce the risk through public education and awareness. The state-of-the-art facilities will bring together law enforcement, NGOs, prosecutors, victim services, and medical professionals in a multi-disciplinary approach to fight the exploitation and trafficking of children. The INTERCEPT Task Force is a world-class, first-of-its-kind workspace providing all resources required to conduct investigations, plan and run operations, identify and rescue victims, educate parents and youth, process and analyze seized data, and serve its community.
• DHS Blue Campaign
• FBI Victim Assistance
• FBI Human Trafficking Awareness
• National Human Trafficking Hotline
• Report Suspicious Activity: See something? Say something!
• U.S. Department of Justice: Project Safe Childhood
• U.S. Department of State -2023 TIP Report & Victims' Stories
• FL Department of Children and Families Human Trafficking Resources

SOURCES:

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_{ILO 2012 Global estimate of forced labour Executive summary. Accessed March 4, 2015.
https://polarisproject.org/factsCNN. “The CNN Freedom Project.” Accessed March 4, 2015.
National Human Trafficking Hotline Statistics 2012-2016, https://humantraffickinghotline.org/states}