Ohio Launches New Human Trafficking Data Dashboard

The Governor’s Human Trafficking Task Force and the Ohio Department of Public Safety announced the launch of a new human trafficking dashboard that combines data from several state agencies into a centralized location to increase accessibility for the public, policy makers, and researchers. The dashboard is available on the DataOhio Portal.

Users can access anonymous data about potential and confirmed survivors of human trafficking, filter information by demographics to better understand the characteristics of survivors served in state systems, and view a statewide and county perspective of human trafficking. Benefits of the data project include raising awareness about human trafficking, improving outreach, and devoting appropriate resources where needed to help identify gaps in system screening and reporting.

The dashboard, available on the DataOhio Portal, houses the human trafficking data previously maintained separately by the Ohio departments of Children and Youth, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Health and Addiction Services, Rehabilitation and Correction, and Youth Services. Public Safety will add its data in the coming months. Each agency is a member of the Governor’s Human Trafficking Task Force. Users can access anonymous data about potential and confirmed survivors of human trafficking, filter information by demographics to better understand the characteristics of survivors served in state systems and view a statewide and county perspective of human trafficking.

As part of this new human trafficking budget investment, the Governor announced in February $4.6 million in funding to help victim service agencies meet the needs of human trafficking survivors.