Human Trafficking in Alaska
While there are many different forms of human trafficking (labor, forced marriages, trafficking of children for adoptions, child soldiers, organ trafficking, trafficking for begging and debt bondage--for definitions of these types of trafficking see our Defining Human Trafficking page!), sex trafficking is considered one of the most pervasive, or at least most commonly identified. Sex trafficking accounted for 79% of human trafficking cases reported by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Global Report on Trafficking in Persons (2006 and 2009). This was followed by forced labor (18%).
While exact statistics regarding human trafficking in Alaska do not exist, as trafficking is still largely an invisible crime, the pervasiveness of sexual exploitation does hold true for Alaska as well. This may be in part contributed to the increased visibility of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation in recent years, which can be attributed to both national and community efforts to increase legislation to combat human trafficking and provide survivors with better support and resources.
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Not My Life: Slavery in Anchorage
National Human Trafficking Resource Center Statistics
To view statistics for Alaska in the previous years, click on the links below.
2013 Annual Report
NHTRC Alaska Report (12/7/2007 - 9/30/2013)
2013 January - June Report
2012 Annual Report
2012 Quarter 3 Report
2012 Quarter 2 Report
2012 Quarter 1 Report
2011 Annual Report
2010 Annual Report
2009 Annual Report
While exact statistics regarding human trafficking in Alaska do not exist, as trafficking is still largely an invisible crime, the pervasiveness of sexual exploitation does hold true for Alaska as well. This may be in part contributed to the increased visibility of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation in recent years, which can be attributed to both national and community efforts to increase legislation to combat human trafficking and provide survivors with better support and resources.
Learn more from this recorded broadcast!
Not My Life: Slavery in Anchorage
National Human Trafficking Resource Center Statistics
To view statistics for Alaska in the previous years, click on the links below.
2013 Annual Report
NHTRC Alaska Report (12/7/2007 - 9/30/2013)
2013 January - June Report
2012 Annual Report
2012 Quarter 3 Report
2012 Quarter 2 Report
2012 Quarter 1 Report
2011 Annual Report
2010 Annual Report
2009 Annual Report
Alaskan Laws Regarding Trafficking
Alaska - Current Criminal Statute
Below are a list of where to find Alaska's human trafficking criminal statues in Alaska's criminal code. Click on the link in the title above to access Alaska's criminal code and then copy the statute number or title from the table below and paste it in the search function of the criminal code.
11.41.360 - Human trafficking in the first degree
11.41.365 - Human trafficking in the second degree
11.41.370 - Definitions
11.66.110 - Sex trafficking in the first degree
11.66.120 - Sex trafficking in the second degree
11.66.130 - Sex trafficking in the third degree
11.66.135 - Sex trafficking in the fourth degree
11.66.145 - Asset Forfeiture
SB 210 (2012) - Human Trafficking Task Force
Below are a list of where to find Alaska's human trafficking criminal statues in Alaska's criminal code. Click on the link in the title above to access Alaska's criminal code and then copy the statute number or title from the table below and paste it in the search function of the criminal code.
11.41.360 - Human trafficking in the first degree
11.41.365 - Human trafficking in the second degree
11.41.370 - Definitions
11.66.110 - Sex trafficking in the first degree
11.66.120 - Sex trafficking in the second degree
11.66.130 - Sex trafficking in the third degree
11.66.135 - Sex trafficking in the fourth degree
11.66.145 - Asset Forfeiture
SB 210 (2012) - Human Trafficking Task Force
Quick Facts about Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation in Alaska
- Alaska had first human trafficking case prosecuted under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
- Violence Against Women Act has evolved over time to include not just domestic violence but also immigrant human trafficking, as people became more aware that immigrant women in domestic abuse situations with a US citizen spouse wouldn't seek law enforcement or get health care out of fear of deportation.
- Alaska Institute for Justice is the sole provider of immigration resources in Alaska.
- The re-enactment of the Violence Against Women Act in 2000 allowed for immigrants to receive public assistance and increased penalties for human trafficking.
- Prostitution is illegal in Alaska.
- However, Alaska doesn't prosecute "johns" - customers of paid sex.
- Places such as massage parlors and strip clubs are hubs for human trafficking.