Even though a state-designated lab had been compiling data on human trafficking since it was established in 2019, the report ...

A statewide report from the University of South Florida's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Lab estimates that more than 700,000 ...

A new study suggests that human trafficking is running rampant throughout the state. The report highlights Escambia and ...

Researchers at the University of South Florida estimate there were 200,000 victims of sex trafficking in the state in 2024.

Tampa Bay task force rescues children from human trafficking TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A first-of-its-kind report from the ...

Florida is a hub for human trafficking. A report points to the state's airports and ports as factors that have kept Florida at high risk.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Two people were arrested after "trafficking and financially exploiting" a 15-year-old girl who ...

A map in the report shows Orange and other Central Florida counties are among the highest in the state for commercial sex trafficking ads. “A lot of hospitality, tourism — those types of areas where ...

A man and a woman are charged with sex trafficking a 19-year-old woman in hotels throughout South Florida, deputies said.

A duo is accused of using force to sex traffic a victim to hotels across Palm Beach County and pocketing the profits.