In 2023, defendants in child-only trafficking cases in the United States received an average sentence of 169 months in prison. Defendents in trafficking cases involving adults only received an average sentence of 131 months in that same year.
Average length of imprisonment for human trafficking defendants in the United States in 2023, by type of trafficking
(in months)
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Trafficking Matters. (June 8, 2024). Average length of imprisonment for human trafficking defendants in the United States in 2023, by type of trafficking (in months) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/979000/average-length-imprisonment-traffickers-type-of-trafficking/
Trafficking Matters. "Average length of imprisonment for human trafficking defendants in the United States in 2023, by type of trafficking (in months)." Chart. June 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/979000/average-length-imprisonment-traffickers-type-of-trafficking/
Trafficking Matters. (2024). Average length of imprisonment for human trafficking defendants in the United States in 2023, by type of trafficking (in months). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/979000/average-length-imprisonment-traffickers-type-of-trafficking/
Trafficking Matters. "Average Length of Imprisonment for Human Trafficking Defendants in The United States in 2023, by Type of Trafficking (in Months)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/979000/average-length-imprisonment-traffickers-type-of-trafficking/
Trafficking Matters, Average length of imprisonment for human trafficking defendants in the United States in 2023, by type of trafficking (in months) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/979000/average-length-imprisonment-traffickers-type-of-trafficking/ (last visited May 06, 2025)
Average length of imprisonment for human trafficking defendants in the United States in 2023, by type of trafficking (in months) [Graph], Trafficking Matters, June 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/979000/average-length-imprisonment-traffickers-type-of-trafficking/
