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Every child is seen,
every child is safe.
A world free from child sexual exploitation is the only one worth building. For every voice that’s been silenced, for every dream that’s been deferred — Canary empowers first responders to find victims faster.
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DESIGNED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT
Identify and safeguard victims of child sex trafficking, faster.
Spotlight distills millions of online trafficking signals into actionable insights that empower investigators to…
Prioritize
High-value lead prioritization, making investigations more proactive and efficient from the start.
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Map
Clear relationship mapping, drawing connections between ads, people, locations, and behaviors.
Collaborate
Cross-jurisdiction collaboration, improving coordination amongst investigators that say yes to this critical work.
REAL IMPACT
Thanks to investigators who never stop
Behind every exploited child lies a small trail of data, a signal of hope that the canary can detect and turn into protection.
Since 2016, Spotlight has
aided law enforcement in…
children identified
28,459
50%
time savings
daily users
traffickers identified
28,926
Source: Spotlight by Canary Annual Impact Reports
Spotlight is the #1 investigative tool I have utilized to find child victims and arrest their traffickers in countless cases.
Investigator, Pennsylvania
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Case studies and stories from the field.
A Story of Justice: How Technology Helped Bring a Trafficker to Justice
For law enforcement, human trafficking cases are as urgent as they are complex. Victims are often moved between locations, exploited under the threat of violence, and silenced by fear. Yet, in two related cases involving a repeat offender, technology became the key to uncovering the truth and securing justice. This is the story of how law enforcement, with the help of Spotlight, uncovered hidden evidence, recovered victims, and brought a trafficker to justice.
Things Aren’t Always What They Seem
On a sunny summer afternoon, Vacaville patrol officers received an alert from dispatch that a stolen vehicle had just entered our city. Patrol officers scoured the area looking for the stolen car and located it on one of our city streets near the freeway and initiated a traffic stop. The driver, a teenage girl under 18, complied with commands and exited the vehicle. Alone and visibly distressed, she explained that she had no family to call for help. Her mother had recently passed away, and her father was described as a “deadbeat”.
A Decade of Impact: How Spotlight Empowers Law Enforcement in the Fight Against Sex Trafficking
As one who has been working on human trafficking investigations for nearly two decades, I can confidently say that Spotlight is foundational for any investigator working to combat sex trafficking...
Something that we continue to see over and over is missing children who end up being exploited through commercial sex. More often than not, that exploitation is advertised online, where Spotlight is positioned to reveal it.
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Spotlight is only available to law enforcement that have the statutory authority to support victim identification of child sex trafficking.
Thanks to our selfless, committed donors, Spotlight is free; because there should never be a barrier to protect children.
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