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, ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Florida is one of the top three states for human trafficking in the country, but as calls to the Human Trafficking Hotline increased, so did the state’s efforts to provide services to survivors.

Florida law enforcement officials arrested 157 people during a human trafficking sting, including 25 illegal immigrants, some of whom allegedly received benefits from the federal government after ...

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and both state and local advocates are calling on the public to join the fight.

Central Florida community to hold 17th Annual Human Trafficking Awareness Day conference This year’s theme highlights The Role of Artificial Intelligence & Big Tech in Fueling the Crime of Human ...