Portland has become a center for human trafficking for several reason -- inclduing location, lax laws and legal sex industry, said Keith Bickford, a Multnomah County sheriff's detective who heads ...

Community leaders spoke at a sold-out panel discussion at the Hult Center on Thursday about human trafficking awareness in Lane County.

The sites were selected by unanimous interagency consensus of the Federal Enforcement Working Group, which is made up of national anti-trafficking experts in federal agencies ...

The City of Portland, and its new 12-member City Council, is facing a growing budget gap that might require more than $100 million in budget cuts, according to a memo released Friday.

The Human Trafficking Hotline’s 2023 data show nearly 250 victims were involved in trafficking cases in Oregon, most of them female.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau’s Human Trafficking Unit carried out another mission last week, arresting or citing 12 people on charges related to Commercial Sexual Solicitation.

In 2023, the National Human Trafficking Hotline in Oregon received 461 reports, 166 of which were received from victims or survivors of human trafficking.

FOX 12 Investigates got exclusive access to the Portland Police Bureau’s Human Trafficking Unit’s work, joining them in the field for several missions.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KVAL) - Police recovered 6 girls under the age of 18 from a Portland hotel room Thursday as part of a human trafficking investigation. Four of the girls were from Eugene. The ...

MILTON-FREEWATER — A Milton-Freewater winemaker was among more than 30 people the Portland Police Bureau cited or arrested in a sex trafficking takedown. According to state court records, Todd ...

The Oregon Senate on Monday approved both SB 515 and SB 535 with overwhelming bipartisan support. It would add more reporting opportunities to help prevent sex crimes in public spaces where ...

A human trafficking bust in Portland on 82nd Avenue netted police 12 arrests.