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Polaris tracks the number of reports made to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, a figure often used by researchers. In 2018, it received 5,147 reported cases of human trafficking.
A new study suggests that human trafficking is running rampant throughout the state. The report highlights Escambia and ...
Even though a state-designated lab had been compiling data on human trafficking since it was established in 2019, the report ...
A recently published Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury report found that human trafficking in the county goes largely unrecognized and unreported, which is reflected at the state and federal ...
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2,198 people were referred to U.S. attorneys for human trafficking offenses in fiscal year 2020, a 62% increase from 2011.
Researchers at the University of South Florida estimate there were 200,000 victims of sex trafficking in the state in 2024.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics, the number of persons prosecuted for human trafficking more than doubled from 2012 to 2022 from 805 to 1,656 persons ...
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 ...
Human Trafficking in Tampa, Florida: Unveiling the Stark Statistics. The presence of human trafficking in Tampa, Florida is a stark reality that demands attention and urgent action.
The US Department of Homeland Security defines human trafficking as modern-day slavery, an act that "involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act." ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new report from Shared Hope International has given Illinois an "F" grade for its handling of child sex and human trafficking. The organization said while the state has improved ...