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human trafficking cases in new york

Human Trafficking Cases in New York

In New York, 8 new criminal human trafficking cases were filed in federal courts in 2021. 22 defendants were convicted. 100 percent (14) of new defendants were charged with sex trafficking, and zero percent (0) were charged with forced labor. New York federal courts ordered 6 out of 22 convicted criminal human trafficking defendants to pay restitution to their victim(s) in 2021, following a trend of decline of restitution ordered in the state in recent years.

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human trafficking cases in new york
*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.