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

Tampa Bay task force rescues children from human trafficking TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A first-of-its-kind report from the University of South Florida is shining a light on the high risk of human ...

Commissioned by the state, “The 2024 State Report on Human Trafficking” identifies Florida’s heightened risk due to population, tourism, ports and industries, while also showcasing coordinated ...

human trafficking is the largest. growing criminal enterprise in the world. i watch two people being murdered who tried to help me. my first instinct was to go back and get a gun and kill him.

After the woman was restrained to the chair, she tried to cover herself by adjusting the ripped smock, but her other breast ...

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has pledged that the state would use "every resource" to put an end to human trafficking and put criminals behind bars in his state.

Republican presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis participates in the first debate of the GOP primary season at the Fiserv Forum on August 23, 2023, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

(The Center Square) – A new multi-agency human trafficking strike team has been created in Florida to target border-related crime. As the result of a recent months-long operation, 10 victims ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida ranks third in the United States for human trafficking. January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay received a $50,000 grant ...

According to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, there were 781 identified human trafficking cases in the state in 2021. Lares said this is due to Florida’s population boom and tourism.

If you or someone you know is a victim of human trafficking, call the confidential National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888. This story was originally published January 24, 2024 at 5: ...