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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

We have big events, conventions, and all of these are hot spots. ... The Human Trafficking Hotline is 1-888-373-7888, and Florida's Human Trafficking Hotline is 1-855-352-7233.

About 800 Florida residents were victims or survivors of human trafficking in 2021, according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline’s report from that year.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) announced Saturday the successful rescue of a ...

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 ...