A suspected sex trafficking duo was nabbed after authorities rescued a missing 15-year-old girl who had been exploited for ...

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 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, ...

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 ...

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

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Two people were arrested after "trafficking and financially exploiting" a 15-year-old girl who ...

A 15-year-old girl is out of danger and two people are behind bars after an undercover operation in Central Florida ended<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

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

A first-of-its-kind study said there are 200,000 Floridians who are living as sex slaves, and another 500,000 are being ...