Ohio is among the top states in the country for reports of human trafficking. The most recent data show nearly 600 victims were identified by various state agencies in 2022.

More than 1,030 Ohio juveniles were the victims of human trafficking between 2014 and 2016, a new study by the University of Cincinnati shows. Another 4,209 youths were at risk of being ...

Sen. Jon Husted's legislation would require Labor Department staff to identify potential trafficking victims during ...

National Human Trafficking Resource Center is the largest organization to track trafficking data, having done so since 2007. In Ohio in 2015, there were 1,066 calls and 289 cases reported to law ...

Human trafficking is underreported in Ohio and across the country. LaGesse said its criminal and covert nature means it's hard to track. “Human trafficking is a crime, ...

The two organizations will be joining together with the AG’s Human Trafficking Initiative in Ohio. Through the partnership, Truckers Against Trafficking will distribute bumper stickers featuring ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WDTN) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost Friday announced the success of a Central Ohio human trafficking operation that took place April 14-15 in partnership with federal, state ...

CINCINNATI — Ohio is introducing a new tool in the fight against human trafficking. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced the creation of the first-ever statewide human trafficking hotline.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Experts at the National Human Trafficking Hotline define the act of human trafficking as a form of modern-day slavery. Since 2007, in Ohio, the hotline has received 11,224 signals ...

Ohio Attorney General MikeDeWineannounced Monday two new planned efforts to combat human trafficking at a meeting of the Ohio Attorney Generals Human Trafficking Commission in Columbus.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WJW) — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today the success of a Central Ohio human trafficking operation that took place April 14-15. Operation 614, thr… ...

Ohio sees high trafficking rates. According to an October 2023 report from the U.S. Department of Justice, 2,027 people were referred to U.S. attorneys for human trafficking offenses in 2021 - a 49% ...