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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 ...
Researchers at the University of South Florida estimate there were 200,000 victims of sex trafficking in the state in 2024.
Tampa Bay task force rescues children from human trafficking TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A first-of-its-kind report from the ...
Florida is a hub for human trafficking. A report points to the state's airports and ports as factors that have kept Florida at high risk.
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Two people were arrested after "trafficking and financially exploiting" a 15-year-old girl who ...
A man and a woman are charged with sex trafficking a 19-year-old woman in hotels throughout South Florida, deputies said.
A report by the Florida Legislature's research arm found that the number verified cases of children involved in commercial ...
Wakulla County man is accused of trying to intimidate a minor he forced into prostitution in Leon, Wakulla and Bay counties.
A Florida woman was arrested after police said she drove to Mar-a-Lago to deliver an “urgent message” to President Donald ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WKRG) — Two people have been convicted of being involved in a human trafficking operation in Alabama and Northwest Florida, “dismantling” the operation. According to … ...
In 2024, a 15-year-old Miami-Dade girl who had become a victim of human trafficking, was recovered after being missing for nearly a month as part of the nationwide "Operation We Will Find You 2 ...