HUMAN
TRAF F I CKI N G
I N
OH I O:
AN ANALYSIS OF MEDIA REPORTING FROM 2012-2022 A total of 178 cases were identified and confirmed, across 35 of Ohio’s 88 counties. Cases were taken from Ohio-based news sources.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING FREQUENCIES BY COUNTY
INTERSTATE HUMAN TRAFFICKING
LEGEND 1-2 3-4 5-6
NUMBER OF INTERSTATE CASES
7 - 10
Created by Chia-Yu WU University of Dayton Esri, TomTom, Garmin, FOA, NOAA, USGS, EPA, NPS, USFWS
NUMBER OF CASES BY COUNTY
Created by Chia-Yu WU University of Dayton Esri, TomTom, Garmin, FOA, NOAA, USGS, EPA, NPS, USFWS
FRANKLIN
43
HANCOCK
2
CUYAHOGA
20
MARION
2
LUCAS
13
MIAMI
2
MONTGOMERY
13
ASHLAND
1
MAHONING
12
ASHTABULA
1
HAMILTON
8
CLARK
1
ALLEN
6
COLUMBIANA
1
DELAWARE
4
DARKE
1
SCIOTO
4
LAWRENCE
1
LORAIN
3
LICKING
1
ROSS
3
MERCER
1
STARK
3
MORGAN
1
SUMMIT
3
PORTAGE
1
TRUMBULL
3
RICHLAND
1
WARREN
3
SENECA
1
WOOD
3
TUSCARAWAS
1
BUTLER
2
UNION
1
FAIRFIELD
2
PENNSYLVANIA
10
MARYLAND
2
INDIANA
8
MISSOURI
2
KENTUCKY
6
NEW YORK
2
GEORGIA
4
CALIFORNIA
1
ILLINOIS
4
CHICAGO
1
MICHIGAN
4
CONNECTICUT
1
NEW JERSEY
4
MINNESOTA
1
WEST VIRGINIA
4
NEBRASKA
1
IOWA
3
NORTH CAROLINA
1
TEXAS
3
TENNESSEE
1
VIRGINIA
3
WASHINGTON
1
FLORIDA
2
WISCONSIN
1
LOUISIANA
2
WYOMING
1
41% of cases crossed state lines.
Ohioans were trafficked out of state or other people were trafficked into Ohio from 26 other states and 10 other countries.
7%
CASES BY YEAR
involved international victims.
There were an average of 16 news stories per year, with a low of 8 stories in 2013 and a high of 24 in 2020. 25 20
INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING
15 10 5
20 21 20 22
20 20
20 19
20 18
20 17
20 16
20 15
20 14
20 13
20 12
0 INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA CANADA ENGLAND FRANCE GAMBIA GERMANY GUATEMALA KUWAIT PHILIPPINES
DETAILED CLASSIFICATION 40
TYPES OF TRAFFICKING
30 20
Sex Trafficking
Child Sex Trafficking
Labor Trafficking
10
Sex and Labor Trafficking Tr af C fic hi C ki ld SA ng S M ex an T d ra C ffi hi ck ld in Se g x Tr C U om af ns fic pe bi ki ne ci ng fie d d Se T x ra an ffi d ck La in g bo rT r a C ffi hi ck ld La in Se bo g x rT Ab ra us ffi e ck M in at g er ia ls C hi (C ld SA La M bo ) rT ra ffi ck in g
0
Se x
3%
4%
52% 42%
REPORTED CASE OUTCOME Convicted/Sentenced Arrested/Charged/Indicted
Investigation
N/A
4%
2%
52% of reported cases were child sex trafficking or production of child sex abuse materials (CSAM–child pornography).
53%
53%
CASE OUTCOME REPORTED
97% of cases involved sex trafficking.
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INVESTIGATION
3
ARRESTED/CHARGED /INDICTED
94
CONVICTED/ SENTENCED
74
N/A
7% of cases involved labor trafficking.
7
TOTAL
178
SUMMARY 94% of total cases led to an arrest or conviction. 133 cases reported on the number of victims involved. 652 total victims were reported. The average number of victims per case was 4.9. Cases with a single victim were most common (47%). The highest number of victims reported in a single case was 124. 94 cases involved minor victims.
At least 260 minor victims were reported. The number of minor victims reported per case ranged from 1 to 73. Only 19 cases had reported outcomes for victims. Of these, 63% were generally positive outcomes (referred to services, returned home, ...); while 37% were negative (death, rejected assistance, incarceration, ...).
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