Human trafficking is sex trafficking and labor trafficking. Sex trafficking is defined as the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision or obtaining of a person for a commercial sex act.

A person commits the crime of trafficking in persons if the person knowingly recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides or obtains by any…

Feb 3, 2025 · PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - On Monday, Portland police announced they had made 30 arrests or citations in a human trafficking mission focused on NE 82nd Ave. and NE Sandy Blvd.

Dec 4, 2023 · In Oregon, the number of victims identified through the National Human Trafficking Hotline more than doubled between 2015 and 2021, rising from 64 to 160.

Feb 3, 2025 · PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The arrests of 32 people in an area of Northeast Portland known for sex trafficking and prostitution is part of an ongoing police mission to crack down on “providers...

Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery that occurs in every state, including Oregon. More than 27 million people annually fall victim to human trafficking worldwide, and according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, 132 cases involving 248 …

The goal of the program is to develop a comprehensive statewide response to human trafficking that encourages cooperation and coordination across state and local agencies.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Crime Victim and Survivor Services Division (CVSSD) Trafficking Intervention Advisory Committee (AC) advises and supports the Attorney General’s work developing a coordinated statewide response to child and youth sex trafficking.

The NHTH works closely with service providers, law enforcement, and other professionals in Oregon to serve victims and survivors of trafficking, respond to human trafficking cases, and share information and resources. Learn more about human trafficking in Oregon by browsing the hotline statistics below.

If the situation is an emergency or you believe someone is in immediate danger, you should first call 911 and alert the police that you think it might be sex trafficking. To report any suspected trafficking to the OLCC, please file an Online Complaint