Human Trafficking

Human trafficking touches every corner of the globe, including our state and local communities. This multi-billion-dollar criminal enterprise is considered the fastest-growing illegal industry in the world. Human trafficking involves both commercial sexual exploitation and labor servitude, and the average victim is a 6th to 8th grade girl. 

Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit

In 2019, with the support of Governor Brian Kemp, First Lady Marty Kemp and leaders in the Georgia General Assembly, Attorney General Chris Carr created the first-of-its-kind statewide Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit. Complete with dedicated prosecutors, investigators, analysts, a victim advocate and paralegal, this specialized Unit works with local, state, and federal law enforcement to arrest and prosecute offenders and rescue victims of sex trafficking.

Since its creation in 2019, the Attorney General’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit has secured more than 70 convictions, led or assisted over 330 case investigations, and rescued and assisted more than 200 children.

This Unit is based in Atlanta, with regional, satellite prosecutors and investigators in Macon and Augusta.

Education and Awareness

To learn more about the signs of human trafficking and how to spot and report them, Georgia First Lady Marty Kemp and the GRACE Commission created a free training that's available online. 

The Attorney General's Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit also visits with local groups, organizations, schools, and law enforcement agencies to provide in-person trainings on human trafficking. If you're interested in having members of the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit speak to your group, fill out a request form. Please note that the Unit’s availability is subject to change based on current workload and court appearances.

Reporting Contacts and Resources

• To report suspected human trafficking in Georgia, call the Statewide 24-Hour Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-866-ENDHTGA (1-866-363-4842). 
• Download the "See Something, Send Something" app on your Apple or Android device to submit an anonymous tip to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
• If you have reason to believe that a victim is in imminent danger, call 911 or your local law enforcement agency to file a report.
• For more information on how to get help for both national and foreign-born victims of human trafficking, visit www.endhtga.org.

Access restriction and vacatur forms.