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Police-reported incidents of human trafficking, by statute, Canada, 2012 to 2022

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Note(s):
This chart is based on aggregate data, and counts are based on the most serious violation in a criminal incident. The Uniform Crime Reporting Survey was amended partway through 2011 to allow police services to report the specific offence of human trafficking under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Once the specific violation code was introduced, a small number of incidents which took place prior to this date were reported.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).

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Police-reported incidents of human trafficking, by statute, Canada, 2012 to 2022, number of incidents
  *Criminal Code* *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* Total
2012 60 32 92
2013 78 37 115
2014 143 57 200
2015 239 91 330
2016 249 102 351
2017 268 103 371
2018 238 117 355
2019 387 159 546
2020 385 168 553
2021 386 169 555
2022 411 117 528
Note(s):
This chart is based on aggregate data, and counts are based on the most serious violation in a criminal incident. The Uniform Crime Reporting Survey was amended partway through 2011 to allow police services to report the specific offence of human trafficking under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Once the specific violation code was introduced, a small number of incidents which took place prior to this date were reported.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).
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