National Human Trafficking Hotline (NHTH) Performance Indicators - Signalers

Office on Trafficking In Persons (OTIP)

NHTH Grantee Reporting Reference Guide:

Data Elements, Definitions, and Guidance

Contents

Monthly Performance Indicator Report 2

Human Trafficking Emergency-Related Request and Referral Data 2

Human Trafficking Case-Level Data 2

Semi-Annual Performance Indicator Report 4

Signaler Data 4

Potential Victim Access, Referral, Report, Outcome Data 8

Potential Victim Demographic Data 10

Annual Performance Indicator Report 11

Human Trafficking Emergency-Related Request and Referral Data 11

Human Trafficking Case-Level Data 12

Potential Trafficker Data 13

Potential Victim Trafficking Experience Data 14

Monthly Performance Indicator Report

Human Trafficking Emergency-Related Request and Referral Data

Data Element	Response Options	Operational Guidance
Grantee	(text)	Record name of the organization submitting the grant report.
Reporting Period Start Date	mm/dd/yyyy	Record month, day, and year of the first day in the reporting period.
Reporting Period End Date	mm/dd/yyyy	Record month, day, and year of the last day in the reporting period.
Report Type	Monthly	Select type of report based upon frequency of submission.
Emergency-Related Service Requests	(number) Emergency Shelter Extraction Transportation	Record the number of requests made for each emergency-related service during the reporting period.
Cases With At Least One Referral Provided	(number)	Record the number of cases with at least one referral provided.
Individual Referrals Provided	(number)	Record the number of individual referrals issued during the reporting period.
New Referral Partners Added to Referral Database	(number)	Record the number of new referral partners added to the referral database during the reporting period.
Referral Partners in the Referral Database	(number)	Record the total number of referral partners in the referral database at the close of the reporting period.

Human Trafficking Case-Level Data

Data Element	Response Options	Operational Guidance
Grantee	(text)	Record name of the organization submitting the grant report.
Reporting Period Start Date	mm/dd/yyyy	Record month, day, and year of the first day in the reporting period.
Reporting Period End Date	mm/dd/yyyy	Record month, day, and year of the last day in the reporting period.
Report Type	Monthly	Select type of report based upon frequency of submission.
Total Number of Potential Trafficking Cases	(number) Sex Labor Sex and Labor Type of Potential Trafficking Not Specified	Record the number of potential human trafficking cases reported to the hotline by type during the reporting period.
Total Cases Reported to Law Enforcement	(number) Cases Involving Adult Victims Reported to Law Enforcement Cases Involving Minor Victims Reported to Law Enforcement Cases Involving Both Adult/Minor Victims Reported to Law Enforcement Cases Reported Where Victim Age Unknown Reported to Law Enforcement	Record the number of potential trafficking cases reported to law enforcement by age of the potential victim(s) during the reporting period.

Semi-Annual Performance Indicator Report

Signaler Data

Data Element	Response Options	Operational Guidance
Grantee	(text)	Record name of the organization submitting the grant report.
Reporting Period Start Date	mm/dd/yyyy	Record month, day, and year of the first day in the reporting period.
Reporting Period End Date	mm/dd/yyyy	Record month, day, and year of the last day in the reporting period.
Report Type	Semi-Annual	Select type of report based upon frequency of submission.
Signaler Type	(number) 211/311 Operator Airline/Airport Personnel Asylee/Refugee Bus Industry Employee Business Child Welfare/ORR Community Member DOJ/BJA Task Force Member Educator/School Personnel Faith-based Organization/Representative Family Member of Potential Victim Family Member of Potential Victim of Trafficking Family/Friend of Potential Victim of Labor Exploitation Family/Friend of Potential Victim of Other Crime Family/Friend of Potential Victim of Unknown Situation Family/Friend/Acquaintance of Potential Controller Federal Law Enforcement Finance Industry Employee Foreign Government Friend of Potential Victim Friend of Potential Victim of Trafficking Government Hotel/Motel Employee International Law Enforcement Legal Professional Local Law Enforcement Medical Professional Mental Health Professional Military Personnel NGO - Anti-trafficking NGO – Anti-trafficking NGO - DV/SA NGO - General Social Services NGO - Immigrant/Refugee NGO - Other NGO – Other NGO - RHY NGO - Worker Rights Other Possible Buyer of Commercial Sex Potential Controller Potential Victim of Labor Exploitation Potential Victim of Other Crime Potential Victim of Trafficking Potential Victim of Unknown Situation Press/Media State Law Enforcement Student Taxi/Rideshare Driver/Employee Truck Stop Employee Trucker Unknown Visa Holder	Record the number of individuals who contacted the hotline (via call, text, chat, online tip form, and email, where known) by signaler type during the reporting period.
Signaler Language	(number) English Spanish Amharic, Somali, or other Afro-Asiatic languages Arabic Armenian Bengali Chinese (includes Cantonese, Mandarin) French (includes Cajun) German Greek Gujarati Haitian Hebrew Hindi Ilocano, Samoan, Hawaiian, or other Austronesian languages Italian Japanese Khmer Korean Navajo Malayalam, Kannada, or other Dravidian languages Nepali, Marathi, or other Indic languages Persian (includes Farsi, Dari) Polish Portuguese Punjabi Russian Serbo-Croatian Swahili or other languages of Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa Tagalog (includes Filipino) Tamil Telugu Thai, Lao, or other Tai-Kadai languages Ukrainian or other Slavic languages Urdu Vietnamese Yiddish, Pennsylvania Dutch, or other West Germanic languages Other Indo-European languages Yoruba, Twi, Igbo, or other languages of Western Africa Other Languages	Record the number of signalers who communicated in each language during the reporting period.
Signaler Location	State or territory; Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas U.S. Virgin Islands Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming	Record the number of signalers from each state or territory during the reporting period.

Potential Victim Access, Referral, Report, Outcome Data

Data Element	Response Options	Operational Guidance
Grantee	(text)	Record name of the organization submitting the grant report.
Reporting Period Start Date	mm/dd/yyyy	Record month, day, and year of the first day in the reporting period.
Reporting Period End Date	mm/dd/yyyy	Record month, day, and year of the last day in the reporting period.
Report Type	Semi-Annual	Select type of report based upon frequency of submission.
Referrals and Reports	(number) Child Protection Services Domestic Violence Hotline/Services DVHT Program Grantee Law Enforcement Other Service Provider Other Trafficking Service Provider Runaway Safeline/Services SAMHSA Helpline/Services Sexual Assault Hotline/Services Suicide Prevention Lifeline/Services TVAP Program Grantee	Record the number of potential victims who received referrals or were reported to the listed entities during the reporting period.
Type of Outcome Received on Cases of Potential Trafficking	(number) Allegations unsubstantiated/unfounded CPS involving LE Insufficient evidence found to proceed with investigation Investigation opened LE collaborated with other LE on case PT(s) charged with Human Trafficking PT(s) charged with other crime PT(s PV(s) ineligible for services because referral organization assessed as non-trafficking PV(s) not willing to cooperate with investigation PV(s) received services from referral organization PV(s) unable to connect with referral organization	Record the number of potential victims for whom each outcome was logged during the reporting period.

Potential Victim Demographic Data

Data Element	Response Options	Operational Guidance
Grantee	(text)	Record name of the organization submitting the grant report.
Reporting Period Start Date	mm/dd/yyyy	Record month, day, and year of the first day in the reporting period.
Reporting Period End Date	mm/dd/yyyy	Record month, day, and year of the last day in the reporting period.
Report Type	Semi-Annual	Select type of report based upon frequency of submission.
Potential Victims Identified by Gender	(number) Male Female Transgender Male Transgender Female Potential Victims of Unknown Gender	Record the total number of potential victims during the reporting period by gender.
Potential Victims Identified by Citizenship Status	(number) Foreign National U.S. Citizen/Lawful Permanent Resident Victims of Unknown Citizenship Status	Record the total number of potential victims identified by citizenship status during the reporting period.
Potential Victims Identified by Type of Trafficking	(number) Sex Trafficking Victims Minor Victims Adult Victims Labor Trafficking Victims Minor Victims Adult Victims Sex and Labor Trafficking Victims Minor Victims Adult Victims Victims of Unknown Trafficking Type Minor Victims Adult Victims	Record the total number of potential victims who experienced each type of trafficking bye age during the reporting period.
Potential Victims Identified by Country of Origin	(number) Country	Record the total number of potential victims identified during the reporting period from each country.

Annual Performance Indicator Report

Potential Victim Demographic Data

Data Element	Response Options	Operational Guidance
Grantee	(text)	Record name of the organization submitting the grant report.
Reporting Period Start Date	mm/dd/yyyy	Record month, day, and year of the first day in the reporting period.
Reporting Period End Date	mm/dd/yyyy	Record month, day, and year of the last day in the reporting period.
Report Type	Semi-Annual	Select type of report based upon frequency of submission.
Potential Victims Identified by Country of Origin	(number) Country	Record the total number of potential victims identified during the reporting period from each country.

Human Trafficking Emergency-Related Request and Referral Data

Data Element	Response Options	Operational Guidance
Grantee	(text)	Record name of the organization submitting the grant report.
Reporting Period Start Date	mm/dd/yyyy	Record month, day, and year of the first day in the reporting period.
Reporting Period End Date	mm/dd/yyyy	Record month, day, and year of the last day in the reporting period.
Report Type	Monthly	Select type of report based upon frequency of submission.
Emergency-Related Service Requests	(number) Emergency Shelter Extraction Requests Referenced Fewer Than Three Times Transportation	Record the number of requests made for each emergency-related service during the reporting period.
Cases With At Least One Referral Provided	(number)	Record the number of cases with at least one referral provided.
Individual Referrals Provided	(number)	Record the number of individual referrals issued during the reporting period.
New Referral Partners Added to Referral Database	(number)	Record the number of new referral partners added to the referral database during the reporting period.
Referral Partners in the Referral Database	(number)	Record the total number of referral partners in the referral database at the close of the reporting period.

Human Trafficking Case-Level Data

Data Element	Response Options	Operational Guidance
Grantee	(text)	Record name of the organization submitting the grant report.
Reporting Period Start Date	mm/dd/yyyy	Record month, day, and year of the first day in the reporting period.
Reporting Period End Date	mm/dd/yyyy	Record month, day, and year of the last day in the reporting period.
Report Type	Monthly	Select type of report based upon frequency of submission.
Total Number of Potential Trafficking Cases	(number) Sex Labor Sex and Labor Type of Potential Trafficking Not Specified	Record the number of potential human trafficking cases reported to the hotline by type during the reporting period.
Total Cases Reported to Law Enforcement	(number) Cases Involving Adult Victims Reported to Law Enforcement Cases Involving Minor Victims Reported to Law Enforcement Cases Involving Both Adult/Minor Victims Reported to Law Enforcement Cases Reported Where Victim Age Unknown Reported to Law Enforcement	Record the number of potential trafficking cases reported to law enforcement by age of the potential victim(s) during the reporting period.
Level of Trafficking Indicators	(number) Cases with ‘High’ Trafficking Indicators Cases with ‘Moderate’ Trafficking Indicators Potential Victims Referenced in relation to ‘High’ Trafficking Indicator cases Potential Victims Referenced in relation to ‘Moderate’ Trafficking indicator cases	Record the number of potential trafficking cases reported to the hotline by level of trafficking indicator and number of potential victims referenced
Signaler Proximity to Situation or Victim	(number) Victim Self-Report Direct Contact with Potential Victim Indirect Contact with Potential Victim Observation of Suspicious Activity Unknown	Record the number of potential trafficking cases where the signalers proximity to the situation/victim was applicable.

Exploitation Venue/Industry	(number) Agriculture/Farms/Animal Husbandry Aquafarming/Fishing Arts/Entertainment Bar/Club/Cantina Begging Rings Construction Domestic Work Education Escort Service/Delivery Service Forestry/Reforestation Health/Beauty Services Health Care Hospitality Hostess/Strip Club Hotel/Motel-Based Commercial Sex Illicit Activities Illicit Massage/Spa Business Internet-Based Commercial Sex Janitorial/Out-Call Cleaning Services Landscaping Services Legal Brothel Manufacturing/Factories Mining, Quarrying, Oil/Gas Extraction Other Small Business Peddling Rings Personal Sexual Servitude Pornography Pre-school/Child Day Care Service Professional/Scientific/Tech Services Recreational Facilities Remote Interactive Sexual Acts Residence-Based Commercial Sex Restaurant/Food Service Retail Sex Tourism Street-Based Commercial Sex Transportation Traveling Carnivals Traveling Sales Crews Truck Stop Other Not Specified	Record the total number of potential victims whose trafficking situation took place in each venue/industry during the reporting period.

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