The National Crime Agency‘s NRM statistics have been published in their report National Referral Mechanism Statistics covering the year from April 2016 – 2017. Key statistics are as follows:

• 3085 victims were submitted to the NRM in 2016, a 17% increase from 2015.
• Of these 3085 potential victims, 150 were from Scotland, 123 from Wales and 33 from Northern Ireland. The remaining 3499 were referred from England.
• Reporting showed potential human trafficking victims from 108 nationalities.
• Albanian, UK and Vietnamese are the most commonly reported victims.
• The most common exploitation type for potential victims recored as an adult was labour exploitation, including criminal exploitation. 
•  The most common exploitation type for potential victims first recored as a minor was labour exploitation, including the sub category of criminal exploitation, such as cannabis cultivation.
• The minor exploitation referrals in the UK increased 30% to 1278 in 2016, compared to 982 in 2015.

For the full National Referral Mechanism Statistics April 2016 – 2017, see here.