During the first two weeks of August, detectives from the Sacramento Police Department’s Human Trafficking Unit participated in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Operation Cross Country. This operation was a collaborative effort spanning multiple agencies and jurisdictions across the country with the goal of combatting juvenile sex trafficking.

The Sacramento Police Department worked with detectives from the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office and agents from the Sacramento FBI Office on seven independent human trafficking operations that resulted in the following enforcement and outreach: Two felony arrests for human trafficking offenses, five newly-opened human trafficking investigations with arrests pending (including three for juvenile trafficking), two gun arrests, two felony vehicle pursuit arrests, two misdemeanor sex buyer arrests, one narcotics arrest, one felony warrant arrest, one misdemeanor probation violation, and 20 outreach opportunities provided to human trafficking victims.

The Sacramento Police Department remains dedicated to combating human trafficking in our community. As part of these efforts, the department will continue to conduct directed enforcement as well as work with our community partners to provide harm reduction to those affected by human trafficking.

More information regarding Operation Cross Country can be found on the FBI’s website: Operation Cross Country 2022 Recovers Trafficking Victims

The Sacramento Police Department encourages anybody with information regarding human trafficking activity to contact the dispatch center at (916) 808-5471 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at (916) 443-HELP (4357). Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward up to $1,000. Anonymous tips can also be submitted using the free “P3 Tips” smartphone app.