1. OFFICIAL The Nature and Scale of Human Trafficking in 2013 Caroline Young Organised Crime Command

2. Introduction The NCA recently published the Strategic Assessment on The Nature and Scale of Human Trafficking 2013. The purpose of the report is to inform partners and the wider public of the nature and scale of human trafficking in the UK in 2013 It assesses numbers of potential victims encountered, countries of origin, exploitation types and methodologies The report is an indication, because human trafficking is a hidden crime – there is an assumption that the true scale will be higher OFFICIAL

3. The Reported Scale 2744 people were reported to the NCA as being encountered as potential victims of Human Trafficking in the UK in 2013 This is an increase of 32% on 2011 (2077 in 2011) And an increase of 22% on 2012 (2255 in 2012)

4. The Reported Scale In 2013 1616 or 59% of potential victims were female; 910 or 33% were male. The gender of 193 (7%) was unknown and 25 (<1%) were described as transgender The proportion of females encountered has increased over the last 3 years

5. The Reported Scale In 2013 602 or 22% of potential victims were children 1651 or 60% were adults. The age of 491 was not recorded.

6. Top 10 Countries of Origin In 2013 potential victims were identified from 86 countries of origin. The 10 most prevalent countries reported were: Romania – 307 (11%) Poland – 239 (9%) United Kingdom – 193 (7%) Albania – 192 (7%) Nigeria – 158 (6%) Slovakia – 143 (5%) Vietnam – 138 (5%) Hungary – 136 (5%) Lithuania – 104 (4%) Thailand – 89 (3%) OFFICIAL

7. Exploitation Types Comparing 2013 to 2012: Reports of sexual exploitation increased by 40%; labour exploitation increased by 47%

8. OFFICIAL Exploitation Types in Top 10 Sexual exploitation was the most common type reported by potential victims from 6 of the 10 most prevalent countries of origin encountered in 2013

9. Sexual Exploitation In 2013 41% (1128) of potential victims reported sexual exploitation; an increase of 40% on 2012 93% (1050) were female; 2% (23) were transgender 57% (647) were adults 21% (236) were children 22% (245) were unspecified Romania, the UK and Nigeria remain within the 5 most common countries of origin for potential victims of sexual exploitation Of the 167 potential victims from Albania, 56% (94) reported their exploitation occurred prior to arriving in the UK OFFICIAL

10. Labour Exploitation In 2013 47% (743) of potential victims reported labour exploitation; an increase of 47% on 2012 80% (593) were male; 11% (81) were female 70% (523) were adults 6% (44) were children The gender and age of the remainder was unspecified Poland, Lithuania, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and the UK were the most prevalent countries of origin 63% of those exploited for labour exploitation were EEA nationals OFFICIAL

11. Criminal Exploitation In 2013 9% (249) potential victims were reported criminal exploitation; a decrease of 31% on 2012 52% (129) were male; 42% (105) were female 50% (125) were adults 45% (112) were children The gender and age of the remainder was unspecified Slovakia, Romania and Vietnam were the most prevalent countries of origin The number of individuals from Slovakia who are exploited for crime has risen by 91% on 2012 OFFICIAL

12. Domestic Servitude In 2013 8% (230) potential victims reported Domestic Servitude; although this is a significant increase on 2012 it is similar to the number reported in 2011 86% (198) were female; 13% (31) were male 78% (180) were adults 17% (39) were children The gender and age of the remainder was unspecified The most prevalent country of origin was Nigeria for the third consecutive year, closely followed by the Philippines OFFICIAL

13. Child Trafficking Of the 2744 potential victims of trafficking reported in 2013, 22% (602) were children at the time of exploitation 394 or 65% were girls 177 or 30% were boys The gender of the remainder was unspecified The most prevalent exploitation types for children were sexual exploitation 40% (236) and criminal exploitation 19% (112) The most common exploitation type for girls was sexual exploitation, for boys it was for criminal or labour exploitation OFFICIAL

14. UK Geographical Trends Location of exploitation by region was reported in 71% of cases 148 or 5% of potential victims reported being exploited before arriving in the UK OFFICIAL Overseas, 148, 5%

15. UK Geographical Trends 6% (163) potential victims reported exploitation in multiple regions of the UK 52% (85) of these were sexually exploited Potential victims from Romania are the most common nationality reported to be exploited in multiple regions Multiple, 163, 6%

16. UK Geographical Trends Of the 163 potential victims exploited in multiple locations, 133 were in multiple locations in England 14 in England and Scotland 9 in England and Wales 5 in England and Northern Ireland 1 in England Scotland and Northern Ireland 1 in England Scotland and Wales Wales Northern Ireland England (Multiple) Scotland

17. Regional Trends - Scotland 55 potential victims reported some form of exploitation in Scotland 55% (30) experienced sexual exploitation Potential victims from Romania were most prevalent

18. Regional Trends – Northern Ireland 37 potential victims reported some form of exploitation in Northern Ireland 46% (17) experienced sexual exploitation Potential victims from Romania were most prevalent

19. Regional Trends - Wales 22 potential victims reported some form of exploitation in Wales 59% (13) experienced sexual exploitation Potential victims from Vietnam were most prevalent

20. Developments