2020 Report

The 2020 Colorado Human Trafficking Council Report (PDF) is a comprehensive overview of the work of the Council in 2020. The report highlights a series of topics including:

Collection of data on the incidence of human trafficking in Colorado from law enforcement, service providers, child welfare and other agencies;
An overview of the work accomplished to launch the Council's statewide public awareness campaign;
Development of recommendations to address the most basic physiological needs of underserved populations in Colorado; and
A summary of training delivery that took place across the state, primarily virtually.

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 Division of Criminal Justice, Office for Victims Programs. 2020 Colorado Human Trafficking Council Annual Report. (Lakewood, CO: Colorado Department of Public Safety), 2021.

2020 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 section provides an overview of the activities of the Council and its advisory committees in 2020. This section also provides a summary of the many pivots the Council took in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, this section highlights the results of several partnerships of the Council as well as accomplishments that took place in the field during the year. Download the Year in Review section (PDF).

Section 2: Collecting Data on Human Trafficking in Colorado

This section provides data and analysis for a three-year period (2017–2019) related to federal investigations, state and local law enforcement activities, state judicial cases, service provision by U.S. Office for Victims of Crime funded service providers, data collected by the state’s child welfare departments, and reports to the National Human Trafficking Hotline and Colorado's Human Trafficking Hotline. Download Collecting Data on Human Trafficking in Colorado section (PDF).

Section 3: Public Awareness and Outreach Campaign

After three years of formative research and planning, the Council launched their statewide public awareness campaign in November 2020. This section outlines the activities accomplished in order to launch the Council's multi-year campaign, including a summary of the formative research that created the foundation of the campaign and a sample of campaign materials created. Visit ThisIsHumanTrafficking.com to learn more about the campaign. Download the Public Awareness and Outreach Campaign section (PDF).

Section 4: Intersections Between Underserved Populations and Human Trafficking

This section focuses on the work of the Council's Underserved Populations Task Force who examined the intersections of identity/experience and service provision for survivors of human trafficking. The task force focused on the basic physiological needs that humans require based on the foundation of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. With this framework in mind, the Council provides a series of recommendations addressing service provision, housing, cultural and language accessibility of materials, public benefits, and human trafficking training for professionals. Download Intersections Between Underserved Populations and Human Trafficking (PDF) section.

Section 5: Human Trafficking Training Outcomes

This section showcases the impact of the implementation of the Council’s training programs throughout state, 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 provides an overview of the many pivots that took place to adapt to the COVID-19 reality and yet be able to continue to offer high quality training programs to Coloradoans across the state. Finally, this section highlights the efforts of the Innovate Colorado project, a grant funded partnership between the Council and the Colorado Department of Human Services to build capacity in rural communities to address child/youth trafficking. Download the Human Trafficking Training Outcomes section (PDF).