Overview
- Specialized prosecutor offices counted 1,503 trafficking victims from January 1 to July 31, concentrated in Lima Metropolitana, Puno, Arequipa and Piura.
- Women account for 1,100 of the identified victims, with 846 Peruvians and 154 Venezuelans, and sexual exploitation was cited in 1,033 cases.
- Prosecutors registered 1,081 formal complaints and charged 1,399 people for trafficking and related crimes, resulting in 152 sentences, including 122 convictions.
- Piura ranks as the second hotspot, with 218 active investigations reported in 2024, no specialized residential shelter for survivors, and limited dedicated prosecutors and police.
- Official analyses describe recruitment through acquaintances, job offers, social networks and ‘coyotes’, with roughly 70% of victims transported by land, often using falsified documents.