In Arizona, three new criminal human trafficking cases were filed in federal courts in 2021. One defendant was convicted. 100 percent (5) of new defendants were charged with sex trafficking, and zero percent (0) were charged with forced labor. Arizona federal court did not order the convicted defendant to pay restitution and it was excluded from restitution calculations, as there was no identified victim in the case. Federal courts have not ordered a convicted Arizona human trafficking defendant to pay restitution to their victim(s) since 2016.
Arizona
*Each State Report’s findings are derived from data the Human Trafficking Institute compiled for the 2020 Federal Human Trafficking Report. Findings are not a prevalence
estimate of trafficking in the state but instead serve as an objective summary of federal efforts to address human trafficking in that state. The Report does not capture
data from state prosecutions, federal or state civil suits, or unreported human trafficking cases.
estimate of trafficking in the state but instead serve as an objective summary of federal efforts to address human trafficking in that state. The Report does not capture
data from state prosecutions, federal or state civil suits, or unreported human trafficking cases.