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A statewide report from the University of South Florida's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Lab estimates that more than 700,000 ...
A new report shows Florida has one of the highest rates of human trafficking in the country. WMNF's Chris Young has more.
Researchers at the University of South Florida estimate there were 200,000 victims of sex trafficking in the state in 2024. ...
Even though a state-designated lab had been compiling data on human trafficking since it was established in 2019, the report ...
Tampa Bay task force rescues children from human trafficking TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A first-of-its-kind report from the ...
A new study suggests that human trafficking is running rampant throughout the state. The report highlights Escambia and ...
Gabrielle Triplett lived the life of a slave, being sold for sex by a so-called boyfriend who wound up shooting and almost ...
A suspected sex trafficking duo was nabbed after authorities rescued a missing 15-year-old girl who had been exploited for ...
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 ...
Florida beefs up laws against deepfake porn, ... Capital Human Trafficking of Vulnerable Persons for Sexual Exploitation is committed by a person 18 years or older who knowingly initiates, ...
Florida beefs up laws against deepfake porn, ... Capital Human Trafficking of Vulnerable Persons for Sexual Exploitation is committed by a person 18 years or older who knowingly initiates, ...