New Australian Federal Police figures reveal there were 420 reports of human trafficking in the 2024-2025 financial year, a jump of 382 compared with the past 12 months.

Reports of exit trafficking – the use of coercion, threats or deception to force a person to leave Australia – spiked from 35 reports to 75.

Fewer alerts were made for trafficking in persons, debt bondage, forced labour and deceptive recruiting.

AFP Commander Helen Schneider said the overall jump in reports was “just the tip of the iceberg” as Australians become more attuned to the signs of human trafficking.

“What we see from these figures is a trending increase in forced marriage and exit trafficking reports. The increase in forced marriage reports may indicate our engagement and presentations to at-risk community groups are working, and people feel more comfortable reporting this activity,” she said.

“The indicators of human trafficking vary for each crime type, but general themes include individuals being subjected to violence or threats of violence, not having access to, or control of earnings or identity documents, being unable to communicate freely with others, and showing signs of fear or anxiety,” she said.

Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).

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