Human trafficking: data.

Assembly Member Dixon's legislation requires the California Department of Justice to publish human trafficking arrest data and victim statistics on its OpenJustice Web portal, expanding the scope of criminal justice information available to the public. The bill mandates that local law enforcement agencies report both arrests made under Section 236.1 of the Penal Code and the number of human trafficking victims identified through the California Incident-Based Reporting System.

The measure builds upon existing requirements for law enforcement agencies to maintain and report criminal statistics to the Attorney General. Local agencies must collect and transmit the specified human trafficking data according to the Department of Justice's prescribed methods. As the bill creates new reporting obligations for local jurisdictions, it includes provisions for state reimbursement of associated costs, subject to review by the Commission on State Mandates.