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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A new study suggests that human trafficking is running rampant throughout the state. The report highlights Escambia and Okaloosa counties see ...

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

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 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.