Detections of human trafficking up 70% last year

The number of people — including children — detected being trafficked into Ireland jumped by 70% in 2015.

According to the annual report for 2015 on human trafficking released by the Department of Justice, a total of 78 alleged victims of human trafficking were detected in 2015 — up from 45 the previous year. Just under a third of these people were minors.

As with all other years, trafficking remains a crime perpetrated predominantly against women, with female victims accounting for two-thirds of the alleged victims reported in 2015. It was also the first year in which a transgender alleged victim of trafficking was reported to gardaí.