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

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 ...

Eight suspects were arrested in “Operation Dragon Eye,” a mission that saw 20 agencies across federal, state and nonprofit ...

A couple in Marion County, Florida, was arrested and charged with human trafficking after they allegedly bonded three women out of jail and gave them housing but forced them into prostitution.

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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — On National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Florida law enforcement agencies are highlighting how stopping crime is a community effort, and how Florida’s truck drivers ...

I was delighted in 2018 when Florida Sen. Lauren Book, a Broward County Democrat, proposed a bill allowing victims of human trafficking to sue hotels and motels that ignored the exploitation of ...

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 ...

In 2024, a 15-year-old Miami-Dade girl who had become a victim of human trafficking, was recovered after being missing for nearly a month as part of the nationwide "Operation We Will Find You 2 ...