Human trafficking is a crime where traffickers use the act of trickery, force, or coercion of victims to provide labor, services or sexual services. The coercion can be made both physically or emotionally. Victims can be anyone—race, color, disabilities, age, gender, socioeconomic status, citizenship status or education level.
If you suspect or are knowledgeable about human trafficking, call 1-888-373-7888 or 911 or TEXT 233733.
Signs of Human Trafficking
- Appearing malnourished
- Showing signs of physical injuries and abuse
- Avoiding eye contact, social interaction, and authority figures/law enforcement
- Seeming to adhere to scripted or rehearsed responses in social interaction
- Lacking official identification documents
- Appearing destitute/lacking personal possessions
- Working excessively long hours
- Living at place of employment
- Checking into hotels/motels with older males, and referring to those males as boyfriend or “daddy,” which is often street slang for pimp
- Poor physical or dental health
- Tattoos/ branding on the neck and/or lower back
- Untreated sexually transmitted diseases
- Small children serving in a family restaurant
- Security measures that appear to keep people inside an establishment - barbed wire inside of a fence, bars covering the insides of windows
- Not allowing people to go into public alone, or speak for themselves
Helpful Links
Report Cards on Child & Youth Sex Trafficking- Shared Hope
North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission
Shield North Carolina -Defense Against Trafficking
Safe Horizon - Human Trafficking Statistics & Facts
National Hotline for Human Trafficking Myths & Facts
Human Trafficking Hotline - North Carolina Facts & Statistics
North Carolina Missing Persons
Just Ask - Human Trafficking Prevention
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Human Trafficking Hotline-1-888-373-7888
US Department of State - Human Trafficking Division
US Department of Health & Human Services - Human Trafficking
End Human Trafficking - Barack Obama Whitehouse
https://humantraffickinghotline.org
https://www.state.gov/policy-issues/human-trafficking/
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/otip/resource/fshumantrafficking
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/issues/foreign-policy/end-human-trafficking
https://www.Unodc.org/unodc/human-trafficking
https://www.Unicef.org/protection_12467.htm
More Websites
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/studenttoolkit
https://www.safehorizon.org/get-informed/human-trafficking-statistics-facts/
https://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign
https://www.lighthouseforlife.org/
http://www.project4one.com/about/
https://www.doorstofreedom.com/
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/what-human-trafficking/myths-misconceptions
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/state/north-carolina
https://justaskprevention.org/
News Stories
https://abcnews4.com/news/local/ag-cases-of-human-trafficking-in-south-carolina-are-increasing
https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/charleston-county-news/doj-awards-local-
Articles
Organizations South Carolina
Light House for Life
6108 Bush River Rd.
Columbia, SC 29212
https://www.lighthouseforlife.org/
803-669-0110
Project4one
1-678-877-6251
http://www.project4one.com/about/
Doors to Freedom
1317-M North Main St. #263
Summerville, SC 29483
https://www.doorstofreedom.com/
Organizations North Carolina
http://www.domesticviolence-wilm.org
855-SAF-PLAZ (723-7529)
info@asafeplacetogo.com
asafeplacetogo.com
Change Purse
Phone 336.338.3682 Email info@changepurse.org
Website http://www.changepurse.org
Hope Harbor
310 Government Center Dr. NE
Bolivia, NC 28422
(910) 253-5006
JusticeMatters Inc.
Phone 919-794-9511
www.justicemattersnc.org
Organizations Virginia
Safe Harbor
2006 Bremo Rd Suite 201
Richmond, VA 23226
safeharborshelter.com
804-249-9470
Virginia Beach Justice Initiative
1705 Todds Lane
Hampton, VA 23666
877-227-2321
The Human Trafficking Investigation & Training Institute, LLC
P.O. Box 504
Front Royal, VA 22630
www,htiti.org
703-303-8841
Contact Local Law Enforcement
City or State
