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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Gabrielle Triplett lived the life of a slave, being sold for sex by a so-called boyfriend who wound up shooting and almost ...

The University of South Florida has a human trafficking research lab known as Tipstr. It estimates that half a million Floridians are being trafficked and 200,000 of them are being used as sex slaves.

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

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