Colorado Human Trafficking Report - 2024

The Common Sense Institute did a study on human trafficking in Colorado in 2024 and found some alarming statistics.

“Colorado’s human trafficking has not improved since 2023, when it tracked its highest-ever year for statewide human trafficking cases. According to national and state data, Colorado remains at peak levels of the crime category, and may exceed them in 2025 as new data becomes available. Colorado continues to rank among the states with the highest numbers of human trafficking reports and rates of human trafficking reports. .” -CSI

KEY FINDINGS

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation:

• In 2024, Colorado had the nation’s 13th highest number of human trafficking offenses, 88 in total.

• That total corresponded to the nation’s 15th highest per-capita rate, 1.48 offenses per 100,000 residents.

• The 88 counts of trafficking in 2024 was the second-highest year on record for Colorado, only behind the 107 of 2023.

According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation:

• Commercial sex trafficking is the majority of human trafficking in Colorado.

• In 2025, 79% of Colorado human trafficking crimes were for the purposes of commercial sex.

• On average, 64% of Colorado’s human trafficking victims are minors in any given year between 2008 and 2025.

• 2025 could be another record year for human trafficking offenses in Colorado. CBI preliminary data currently shows 110 trafficking counts, down from 117 in 2023.