San Francisco Mayor’s Task Force on Anti-Human Trafficking Issues 3rd Annual Human Trafficking in San Francisco Report

MEDIA RELEASE

For Immediate Release: April 5, 2018

CONTACT: Minouche Kandel, Director of Women’s Policy, San Francisco Department on the Status of Women, 415-252-3203 (work), (415) 572-6482 (cell), minouche.kandel@sfgov.org

San Francisco Mayor’s Task Force on Anti-Human Trafficking Issues 3rd Annual Human Trafficking in San Francisco Report

Today, the San Francisco Mayor’s Task Force on Anti-Human Trafficking releases the 3rd Annual Human Trafficking Report in San Francisco. The report details the number and types of human trafficking survivors identified by 18 government and community-based agencies in San Francisco in 2016.

Some of the highlights in the 3rd Annual Report includes:

  • In 2016, agencies identified 529 survivors of human trafficking in San Francisco.  While the number of cases includes duplication, as multiple agencies may be reporting the same case, it helps provide a baseline. 
  • Of the survivors with known ages, 24% are minors and 74% are under the age of 25.
  • 46 % are survivors of sex trafficking, 42% are survivors of labor trafficking, and 12% are survivors of trafficking where the type is unknown.
  • Agencies identified 77 minor survivors of sex trafficking and 131 transitional aged youth survivors (ages 18-24), for a total of 208 sexually exploited youth under the age of 25.
  • Industries in which trafficking shows up in San Francisco include: Domestic Work, Escort Services, Outdoor Solicitation, Construction, Hotels & Hospitality, Restaurants & Food Service, Agriculture & Animal Husbandry

 

“To effectively prevent human trafficking, we need collaboration between our City agencies and community-based organizations—this report is an example of those crucial efforts,” said Mayor Mark Farrell. “Because of these measures, our Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force was recognized for excellence from our local United Nations chapter in the past year. We are proud of the work we have done and will continue to do. We remain committed to fighting this issue until we have eradicated human trafficking in our city, state and country.”

 

Dr. Emily Murase, Executive Director of the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women, which staffs the Mayor’s Task Force on Anti-Human Trafficking, added: “Human trafficking is happening here in San Francisco, on land, air, and sea: from domestic workers in private homes, to high rise construction sites downtown, to commercially sexually exploited children in hotels, to fishing boats in the Bay.  By collecting this data, we can better target our efforts.

 

The full 3rd Annual Human Trafficking Report in San Francisco is available at the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women website: http://sfgov.org/dosw/human-trafficking-reports