Even though a state-designated lab had been compiling data on human trafficking since it was established in 2019, the report ...

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

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

Tampa Bay task force rescues children from human trafficking TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A first-of-its-kind report from the ...

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

Florida law enforcement officials arrested 148 people and recovered seven victims during a human trafficking sting called "Operation Summer Shield." Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister ...

BOND. OVER 200 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN POLK COUNTY, TIED TO A MASSIVE HUMAN TRAFFICKING OPERATION IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST 213 PEOPLE ...

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

Officials in Martin County held a press conference Feb. 19 discussing details of a nine-month investigation into a human trafficking ring.. Two women, at least 100 men and several spas were ...