Human trafficking is using force, fraud, or coercion to get some kind of labor or paid sex act.
Every year, millions of women, men, and children are trafficked worldwide. Traffickers lure victims with false promises of well-paying jobs or romantic relationships. They may use manipulation or violence.
How CalVCB can help
CalVCB can compensate human trafficking victims in California for income loss. We compensate you for the income lost when a trafficker deprived you of your freedom. This applies to claims filed on or after January 1, 2020.
Compensation limit
Survivors of human trafficking may get compensated up to $10,000 per year of their trafficking experience, for a maximum of 2 years.
More help for victims
- National Human Trafficking Hotline: (888) 373-7888 (TTY: 711) | Text: 233733
- Hope for Justice (nonprofit organization)
- Effects of Trauma on Trafficking Victims (webinar)
- Engaging Women in Trauma-Informed Peer Support (guide)
- Human Trafficking Prevention Month social media toolkit
2023 statistics
- In 2023, 30,162 human trafficking cases were reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. This involved 7,380 victims.
- Of those cases, California has the most, with 3,152 cases. Texas came in second with 2,373.
- Sex trafficking was the most common type of those cases within the United States (5,572).