Nova Scotia saw the highest rate of human trafficking cases reported to police last year, with numbers showing the province saw three times as many cases compared to the national average, according to new data from Statistics Canada.
The report, “Trafficking in persons in Canada, 2024,” released on Dec. 8, looked at the number of cases reported to police between 2014 and 2024, using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey. It says that of the 5,070 reports to police nationwide, the majority of victims were women and girls.
Nova Scotia saw the highest rate of cases during the 10-year timeframe at 4.5 per 100,000 people, according to StatCan….