Florida's trafficking crisis by the numbers Florida saw a staggering number of trafficking victims last year, according to the 2024 state report on human trafficking. Researchers estimate more than ...

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.

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

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

A first-of-its-kind study said there are 200,000 Floridians who are living as sex slaves, and another 500,000 are being ...

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

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) said two people were arrested in Lakeland for trafficking and financially exploiting a 15-year-old girl who was missing for several months.

A former teacher and coach at Charlotte High School was federally indicted on four charges related to child pornography, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office announced.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier's Office of Statewide Prosecution has announced an additional charge of victim ...