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

A newly released study estimated that more than 500,000 people were exploited in labor trafficking and 200,000 in sex trafficking in Florida over the last year.

A map in the report shows Orange and other Central Florida counties are among the highest in the state for commercial sex ...

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

If you suspect a case of human trafficking call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-3737-888. More from CBS News South Florida is in for a warm, humid and breezy weekend ...

New Charge Alleges Attempts to Intimidate Minor Victim from Wakulla County Jail Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier's ...

A weeklong undercover human trafficking operation in Florida busted more than 200 suspects and ended with the rescue of 24 possible human trafficking victims, authorities said Thursday. The bust ...

Any suspicions of human trafficking should be reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888. To help raise awareness, take a photo wearing blue on Jan.11 and post to social ...

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said she supports proposed legislation that would protect victims of sex trafficking from being forced to testify against their abusers. The law would ...

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.