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

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 ...

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

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 ...

New report shows Central Florida top of list for human trafficking ...

State Report on Human Trafficking” commissioned by the state of Florida estimates that more than 500,000 people were exploited in labor trafficking and 200,000 in sex trafficking within ...

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

A new report from the University of South Florida is shedding light on the extensive issue of human trafficking in Florida.

Wakulla County man is accused of trying to intimidate a minor he forced into prostitution in Leon, Wakulla and Bay counties.

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

A former teacher and coach at Charlotte High School was federally indicted on four charges related to child pornography, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office announced.