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

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

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

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

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

Florida's location and rapid growth have made it a prime target for human trafficking, according to a new state-commissioned report. The study points to the state's busy airports, ports and highways, ...

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

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 ...

Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery that happens all over the world, including in the United States and is especially prevalent in Florida.

BOND. OVER 200 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN POLK COUNTY, TIED TO A MASSIVE HUMAN TRAFFICKING OPERATION IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST 213 PEOPLE ...

A Florida woman was arrested after police said she drove to Mar-a-Lago to deliver an “urgent message” to President Donald ...

And Florida consistently ranks in the top three states for the number of calls made to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. But multiple Florida communities are stepping up to end sex trafficking.