Lighthouse Data Louisiana

The State of trafficking in louisiana

Human trafficking is the crime of using force, fraud, or coercion to compel a person into commercial sex acts or labor against their will. Each year in Louisiana, hundreds of victims — of all ages, genders, and ethnicities — have been identified as human trafficking victims. Louisiana began collecting annual data on human trafficking in 2014.

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Individuals Served in 2023

1,743

confirmed, suspected, and unknown victims received services in 2023.

confirmed victims

41%

suspected victims

51%

6.778 individuals were served from 2017-2023

By Demographic

Age

17 and Under

83%

18 and Over

15%

Gender

Race

ethnicity

Sexual Orientation

Disability

Education Level

Immigration Status

In 2023, 84% of victims reported identified as female and 83% of victims were under the age of 17 years old.

Types of trafficking

Sex Trafficking

86%

Labor Trafficking

BOTH sex and labor trafficking

In 2023, the majority of individuals were categorized as sex trafficking (86%) and comparatively few as labor trafficking (4%) or both sex and labor (2%).

Trafficking Location by Parish

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This data was reported by 65 agencies in 2023 as part of the annual statewide data collection, as required by statute.
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To learn more about the human trafficking response in Louisiana or to submit data for 2024, please email the Governor’s Office of Human Trafficking Prevention at humantrafficking@la.gov.

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Age

Across data submitted from 43 statewide agencies:

found to be aged 17 and under.

Race

The majority of individuals served in 2022 were African American (53%) and White (39%). This is a significant change from 2021, when the results were 41% African American and 47% White. The results for race in 2022 were consistent for ages 17 and under and ages 18 and over, compared with all ages.