2023 Report
The 2023 Colorado Human Trafficking Council Report (PDF) is a comprehensive overview of the work of the Council in 2023. The report highlights a series of topics including:
Collection of data on the incidence of human trafficking, and efforts to address it. Data included comes from Colorado law enforcement, service providers, child welfare, and other agencies;
An overview of the ongoing development and delivery of the Council’s training programs that took place across the state covering a three year period of 2020 - 2022;
A summary of Council progress to improve collaborative, systems-based responses to human trafficking of children and youth throughout the state;
A training plan for Council to focus anti-human trafficking trainings to school personnel within the Colorado school system; and
Recommended approaches for continuing survivor engagement in the Council’s work.
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. 2023 Colorado Human Trafficking Council Annual Report. (Lakewood, CO: Colorado Department of Public Safety), 2023.
2023 Colorado Human Trafficking Council Report. Download the full report (PDF).
Report Sections
Executive Summary
This section provides an overview of content featured in the 2023 Annual Report. Download the Executive Summary (PDF).
Section 1: Year in Review
This section provides an overview of the activities of the Council and its advisory committees in 2023, and highlights the leadership activities of the Council and the Human Trafficking Team both in Colorado, across the US and with international partners. This section also provides an overview of human trafficking related state legislation that passed as well as the Council's effort to raise awareness about human trafficking during Colorado's Human Trafficking Awareness month in January 2023. 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 (2020-2022) 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 Division of Child Welfare and Division of Youth Services, 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: Human Trafficking Training Outcomes
This section displays the implementation of the Council’s training programs, which were delivered through multiple means (in-person, virtually, hybrid and online) across the state by Human Trafficking Team staff and regional volunteer facilitators. In addition, this section highlights the usage of the flagship online training program from 2019-2022, and the launch of the law enforcement online training program. Download the Human Trafficking Training Outcomes section (PDF).
Section 4: Identifying and Addressing Children and Youth Trafficking
This section focuses on the work of the Multidisciplinary Team Working Group. The goal of this working group was to develop statewide guidance for professionals working to identify human trafficking of children and youth. Download the Identifying and Addressing Children and Youth Trafficking section (PDF).
Section 5: Meaningful Survivor Engagement
The Council recommitted to the work of the Survivor Engagement Task Force (SETF) for a third year, and created processes for implementing recommendations made by the task force in 2022 with a focus on filling open positions for, and retention of survivor representatives and improving the experience for all its members. The Council created a method for feedback from Council members, outreach materials for inviting Survivor Leaders to join the Council, developed a mentorship program for new Council members and reviewed policies to create a more transparent and inclusive environment for Council members. This section provides an overview of those recommendations. Download the Meaningful Survivor Engagement section (PDF).
Section 6: Prevention Strategies for the Education Sector
This section focuses on the work of the Council's Education Task Force. The goal of this task force was to examine the education system in Colorado, including availability of trainings, services, and resources related to victims and survivors of human trafficking. This section includes a three-phase training plan for school staff, including training at conferences, in schools, and through external training partners. Download the Prevention Strategies for the Education Sector section (PDF).