Members of the Research and Analysis Subcommittee of the Ohio Human Trafficking Commission presented the report titled, “Ohio Trafficking in Persons Study Commission Research and Analysis Sub-Committee Report on the Prevalence of Human Trafficking in Ohio To Attorney General Richard Cordray.” The Research and Analysis Subcommittee was chaired by Dr. Celia Williamson of the University of Toledo. According to report estimates over 3,000 youth in Ohio are at-risk for trafficking and 1,000 are believed to be trafficked in Ohio. An additional estimated 3,400 foreign born are at-risk for trafficking with close to 800 believed to be trafficked in Ohio. Report findings were published in newspapers around the county and will be used to improve legislation and raise awareness to the issue of trafficking.

The full report can be accessed here: http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/TraffickingReport