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, ...

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

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

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 ...

The University of South Florida has a human trafficking research lab known as Tipstr. It estimates that half a million Floridians are being trafficked and 200,000 of them are being used as sex slaves.

A man and a woman are charged with sex trafficking a 19-year-old woman in hotels throughout South Florida, deputies said.