2017 Report

The 2017 Colorado Human Trafficking Council Report is a comprehensive overview of the work of the Council in 2017. The report highlights a series of topics including:

Findings and recommendations from the Council's prosecution survey;
Ongoing data collection efforts throughout the state;
The creation of human trafficking-specific standards for housing providers in Colorado;
A summary of human trafficking trainings conducted throughout the state and the implementation of a Train-the-Trainer program in six counties;
A broad overview of the funding landscape for human trafficking service provision in Colorado; and
The Council's efforts to identify vulnerable populations and the barriers to investigating and prosecuting labor trafficking in Colorado.

As in previous years, the Annual Report is available in its entirety or as individual sections. If you plan to reference the Annual Report use the following citation: Colorado Department of Public Safety. (2017). 2017 Colorado Human Trafficking Council Annual Report. Lakewood, CO: Division of Criminal Justice.

2017 Colorado Human Trafficking Council Report. Download the full report (PDF).

Report Sections

Executive Summary

This section provides an overview of content featured in the Annual Report. Download the Executive Summary (PDF).

Section 1: Year in Review

The Year in Review highlights high-level Council discussions on labor trafficking, housing for human trafficking survivors, available funding for human trafficking services, and the development of the Council's implementation plan for a public awareness campaign. It also provides a summary of state laws enacted in 2017 that address human trafficking. Download the Year in Review (PDF).

Section 2: Collecting Data on Human Trafficking in Colorado

This section provides an annual account of human trafficking incidence based on Colorado law enforcement, judicial, hotline and victim service provider reporting for 2014-2016. It also features results of a study conducted by the Council on state-based prosecution efforts. Download the Collecting Data on Human Trafficking in Colorado (PDF).

Section 3: Training Response

This section provides an overview of the dissemination of the Council's human trafficking training curricula across Colorado. It provides data on the total number of professionals trained throughout Colorado as a result of the efforts of Division of Criminal Justice staff and regional facilitators educated through the Council’s Train-the-Trainer program. It additionally highlights the development of the Council's training curriculum for service providers, and provides a status update on the Council’s online human trafficking training curriculum and roll-out of the Council’s law enforcement training program. Download the Training Response section (PDF).

Section 4: Standards for Housing Providers

This section provides an overview of the standards and guidance developed for housing providers who choose to provide housing for human trafficking survivors. The 2017 report articulates two sets of standards, one for adult housing providers, and a second for licensed 24-hour child care facilities and Division of Youth Services state-operated facilities. The intent of both sets of standards is to provide guidance to housing providers, not to replace or add new requirements to existing rules and regulations that govern housing providers in the state. Download the Standards for Housing Providers section (PDF).

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