A Four-Year Analysis of Labor Trafficking Cases in the US
This study utilized data collected through a structured online search that produced a four-year picture of the arrests in the United States of the specific charge of labor trafficking from 2013 to 2016. Data was collected from online venues initially through google searches to find the cases and then a deeper exploration online of each case including court records and statements from local, state and federal law enforcement. The findings from this report include individual and case details including characteristics of the labor traffickers (gender, race, age, professions, country of origin, and gang involvement), details about how they recruited and victimized their forced labor victims, and information about their case resolutions.