Even though a state-designated lab had been compiling data on human trafficking since it was established in 2019, the report ...

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

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

Florida is a hub for human trafficking. A report points to the state's airports and ports as factors that have kept Florida at high risk.

A missing 15-year-old girl has been located, and two suspected human traffickers are behind bars following a joint operation ...

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

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 ...

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) said two people were arrested in Lakeland for trafficking and financially exploiting a 15-year-old girl who was missing for several months.

Two people were arrested “for trafficking and financially exploiting” a teenage girl who went missing several months earlier, according to a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office ...

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.

In the 50,000 water systems surveyed in the study by the Environmental Working Group (EWS) between 2021 and 2023, there were ...

Maria Elena Hernandez, a Nicaraguan immigrant who has lived in South Florida for more than 20 years, is one of the plaintiffs.