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Police-reported incidents of human trafficking, by statute, Canada, 2013 to 2023

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number of incidents 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Criminal CodeCriminal Code Immigration and Refugee Protection ActImmigration and Refugee Protection Act TotalTotal
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 that took place prior to this amendment were reported.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).

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Police-reported incidents of human trafficking, by statute, Canada, 2013 to 2023, number of incidents
  *Criminal Code* *Immigration and Refugee Protection Act* Total
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 474 123 597
2023 439 131 570
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 that took place prior to this amendment were reported.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).
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