95 victims of human trafficking detected here during 2016

The number of trafficking victims detected has risen for the third consecutive year, the latest report on the crime has revealed.

The Department of Justice and Equality’s Trafficking in Human Beings in Ireland report has revealed 95 victims of human trafficking were detected in Ireland in 2016, of which 21 were minors.

The figure was up 22% on the 78 victims reported in 2015. The report cautions against citing the rise as evidence of an “increasing phenomenon” given the relatively low numbers involved.