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

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

Commissioned by the state, “The 2024 State Report on Human Trafficking” identifies Florida’s heightened risk due to population, tourism, ports and industries, while also showcasing coordinated ...

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

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

Wakulla County man is accused of trying to intimidate a minor he forced into prostitution in Leon, Wakulla and Bay counties.

State Report on Human Trafficking” commissioned by the state of Florida estimates that more than 500,000 people were exploited in labor trafficking and 200,000 in sex trafficking within ...

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

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

A suspected sex trafficking duo was nabbed after authorities rescued a missing 15-year-old girl who had been exploited for ...