Human Trafficking Virginia
In Virginia, four new criminal human trafficking cases were filed in federal courts in 2021. Two defendants were convicted. 100 percent (5) of new defendants were charged with sex trafficking, and 0 percent (0) were charged with forced labor. Virginia federal courts ordered one of two convicted human trafficking defendants to pay restitution to their victim(s) in 2021. This is a decrease from 2020 when six of six convicted Virginia human trafficking defendants were ordered to pay restitution, highlighting key human trafficking in Virginia statistics.






