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The menace of human trafficking remains a grim reality. Throughout much of history, slavery has been both a tolerated institution and a grave violation of human dignity. Unfortunately, this atrocity continues to exist, even within the United States. Many individuals, caught in the web of human trafficking, find themselves ensnared in modern-day servitude.
Denver, Colorado, has emerged as a significant hub for this illicit activity. Recent findings in 2025 reveal that the Mile High City has reached an unprecedented number of human trafficking cases, with the full scope of data yet to be disclosed.
Isn’t it perplexing that, after enduring a devastating civil war to eradicate such injustices, we are still grappling with this issue today?
Colorado saw “peak levels” for human trafficking in 2025 even without complete data for the year, a new analysis warns.
The analysis by Common Sense Institute Colorado uses data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. But the institute said the state’s data is undercounted due to data-entry lag, noting 2025 human trafficking numbers could end up exceeding record levels from 2023.
Colorado saw a record-high 107 human trafficking counts in 2023 and 88 in 2024, according to FBI data. CSI said the state ranked 13th in the nation in 2024 for highest number of trafficking cases.
CBI’s preliminary data shows 110 human trafficking crimes took place last year, but that number could change.
“CBI’s data for 2025, however, is incomplete, as there is a 30-day data entry lag for previous months,” CSI said in its analysis. “As figures are finalized, the 2025 count may remain at 110 or climb higher.”
Didn’t we fight a bloody fratricidal war to end this kind of thing?