Politics & Government
Human Trafficking Hotline Launches In Contra Costa County
A senior inspector with the county's Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit will monitor the hotline.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton announced Wednesday that a Human Trafficking Hotline has been established in the county to take reports of forced or coerced commercial sex and labor.
A senior inspector with the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit will monitor the hotline and coordinate a response from appropriate law enforcement and advocacy partners with the goal of holding offenders accountable and connecting victims to services and support, according to the DA's office.
“The hotline is one more tool in our fight to keep our community safe from exploitation,” Becton said.
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Calls should be directed to: (925) 957-8658.
The DA's office said that in 2016, the National Human Trafficking Resource Center reported 7,621 human trafficking cases, a majority of them from California.
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Contra Costa County was awarded a federal grant in October to form a Human Trafficking Taskforce that enhances collaboration between state, federal and local law enforcement and service providers for victims of both labor and sex trafficking.
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