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Most common venues of suspected forced labor reports in the United States in 2016

Number of forced labor trafficking hotline calls in the United States in 2016, by venue of suspected trafficking

The data displays the number of calls received by the National Human Trafficking Hotline in the U.S. related to forced labor in 2016, by the venue or location where the suspected trafficking was occurring. In 2016, 125 calls were made to the hotline regarding suspected trafficking in forced labor being put to use on farms or elsewhere in the agricultural industry.

Domestic work	197
Agriculture/farms	125
Traveling sales crew	100
Restaurant/food service	74
Health and beauty services	45
Construction	39
Illicit activity	38
Landscaping service	34
Peddling ring	32
Begging ring	30
Hospitality	28
Retail/other small business	26
Janitorial cleaning service	20
Other industry	18
Factory	18
Health care	14
Forestry/reforestation	13
Professional/scientific/tech services	11
Arts and entertainment	9
Transportation	9
Hostess/strip club	7
Bar/club	6
Aquafarming/fishing	5
Education	4
Recreational facility	3
Industry not specified	156

Most common venues of suspected forced labor reports in the United States in 2016

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