National Human Trafficking Hotline (NHTH) Performance Indicators - Signalers

Office on Trafficking In Persons (OTIP)

NHTH Grant Recipient Reporting Reference Guide:

Data Elements, Response Options, and Operational Guidance

Contents

Monthly Performance Indicator Report 2

Human Trafficking Emergency-Related Request and Referral Data 2

Human Trafficking Case-Level Data 3

Semi-Annual Performance Indicator Report 4

Signaler Data 4

Case Referral, Report, Outcome Data 8

Potential Victim Demographic Data 9

Annual Performance Indicator Report 10

Human Trafficking Emergency-Related Request and Referral Data 10

Case Referral, Report, Outcome Data 11

Human Trafficking Case-Level Data 12

Signaler Demographic Data 14

Potential Victim Demographic Data 18

Monthly Performance Indicator Report

The monthly performance indicator report should summarize the period beginning on the first day of the preceding month and ending on the last day of the preceding month. The report should be submitted by the fifteenth day of the second month after activities have concluded. For example, the first monthly report for the FY 2023 fiscal year summarizes the period beginning 10/1/2022 and ending 10/31/2022 and, the report should be submitted to OTIP no later than 12/15/2022.

Human Trafficking Emergency-Related Request and Referral Data

Data Element	Response Options	Operational Guidance
Grant Recipient	(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.
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
Grant Recipient	(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)	Record the number of potential trafficking cases reported to law enforcement during the reporting period.

Semi-Annual Performance Indicator Report

The semi-annual performance indicator report should be submitted twice per reporting year. The April Mid-Year Report summarizes the period beginning 10/1/2022 and ending 3/31/2023, and the October Year-End Report summarizes the period beginning 4/1/2023 and ending 9/30/2023. The reports should be submitted no later than 30 days after the close of the reporting period.

Signaler Data

Data Element	Response Options	Operational Guidance
Grant Recipient	(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) Business Commercial Transportation Employee Finance Industry Employee Hotel/Motel Employee Press/Media Truck Industry Employee Child Welfare/ORR Community Member Connected/Related to Potential Controller Connected/Related to PV of Trafficking Educator/School Personnel Government Law Enforcement Federal Law Enforcement International Law Enforcement Local Law Enforcement State Law Enforcement Legal Professional Medical/Mental Health Professional NGO Faith-based Organization/Representative NGO - Anti-trafficking NGO - DV/SA NGO - Immigrant/Refugee NGO - RHY Other Possible Buyer of Commercial Sex Potential Controller Potential Victim of Trafficking	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 signals 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.

Case Referral, Report, Outcome Data

Data Element	Response Options	Operational Guidance
Grant Recipient	(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 Law Enforcement NCMEC/CyberTipline Runaway Safeline/Services SAMHSA Helpline/Services Sexual Assault Hotline/Services Suicide Prevention Lifeline/Services	Record the number of cases with associated referrals or reports submitted 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 PT(s) charged with Human Trafficking PT(s) charged with other crime 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 cases for which each outcome was logged during the reporting period.

Potential Victim Demographic Data

Data Element	Response Options	Operational Guidance
Grant Recipient	(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.
Number of Cases with Potential Victims Identified by Gender	(number) Male Female Transgender Male Transgender Female Potential Victims of Another Gender Identity Potential Victims of Unknown Gender Identity	Record the total number of cases involving potential victims of each gender identity during the reporting period.
Number of Cases with 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 cases involving potential victims who experienced each type of trafficking by age during the reporting period.

Annual Performance Indicator Report

The annual performance indicator report is submitted once per year and summarizes the full reporting year beginning 10/1/2022 and ending 9/30/2023. The annual report should provide final, year-end figures for the monthly and semi-annual performance indicators, as specified, and the annual report-only performance indicators identified below.

Human Trafficking Emergency-Related Request and Referral Data

Data Element	Response Options	Operational Guidance
Grant Recipient	(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	Annual	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.

Case Referral, Report, Outcome Data

Data Element	Response Options	Operational Guidance
Grant Recipient	(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	Annual	Select type of report based upon frequency of submission.
Referrals and Reports	(number) Child Protection Services Domestic Violence Hotline/Services Law Enforcement NCMEC/CyberTipline Runaway Safeline/Services SAMHSA Helpline/Services Sexual Assault Hotline/Services Suicide Prevention Lifeline/Services	Record the number of cases with associated referrals or reports submitted 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 PT(s) charged with Human Trafficking PT(s) charged with other crime 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 cases for which each outcome was logged during the reporting period.

Human Trafficking Case-Level Data

Data Element	Response Options	Operational Guidance
Grant Recipient	(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	Annual	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 & Animal Husbandry Arts/Entertainment Bars, Strip Clubs, Cantinas Carnivals Commercial Cleaning Services Construction Domestic Work Escort Service Factories & Manufacturing Forestry & Logging Health/Beauty Services Health Care Hotels & Hospitality Hostess/Strip Club Illicit Activities Illicit Massage/Spa Business Landscaping Outdoor Solicitation Peddling & Begging Personal Sexual Servitude Pornography Recreational Facilities Remote Interactive Sexual Acts Residential-Based Commercial Sex Restaurants & Food Service Traveling Sales Crews Other Aquafarming/Fishing Education Legal Brothel Mining, Quarrying, Oil/Gas Extraction Other Small Business Pre-school/Child Day Care Service Professional/Scientific/Tech Services Retail Sex Tourism Transportation Not Specified	Record the total number of cases where trafficking took place within the specified venue/industry during the reporting period.

Signaler Demographic Data

Data Element	Response Options	Operational Guidance
Grant Recipient	(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	Annual	Select type of report based upon frequency of submission.
Signaler Type	(number) Business Commercial Transportation Employee Finance Industry Employee Hotel/Motel Employee Press/Media Truck Industry Employee Child Welfare/ORR Community Member Connected/Related to Potential Controller Connected/Related to PV of Trafficking Educator/School Personnel Government Law Enforcement Federal Law Enforcement International Law Enforcement Local Law Enforcement State Law Enforcement Legal Professional Medical/Mental Health Professional NGO Faith-based Organization/Representative NGO - Anti-trafficking NGO - DV/SA NGO - Immigrant/Refugee NGO - RHY Other Possible Buyer of Commercial Sex Potential Controller Potential Victim of Trafficking	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 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.
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 signals communicated in each language during the reporting period.

Potential Victim Demographic Data

Data Element	Response Options	Operational Guidance
Grant Recipient	(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	Annual	Select type of report based upon frequency of submission.
Number of Cases with Potential Victims Identified by Gender	(number) Male Female Transgender Male Transgender Female Potential Victims of Another Gender Identity Potential Victims of Unknown Gender Identity	Record the total number of cases involving potential victims of each gender identity during the reporting period.
Number of Cases with 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 cases involving potential victims who experienced each type of trafficking by 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.

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