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, ...

A new report shows Florida has one of the highest rates of human trafficking in the country. WMNF's Chris Young has more.

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

Florida is one of the top three states for human trafficking in the country, but as calls to the Human Trafficking Hotline increased, so did the state’s efforts to provide services to survivors.

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

U.S. Reps. Ted Deutch and Lois Frankel and U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Ted Cruz introduced bipartisan legislation to curb human trafficking by bringing more openness to foreign temporary visas.

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

Florida has launched a broad initiative to offer training to every commercial truck driver, teaching them to spot human trafficking. Robert Deroy drives his Ryder truck up to a hundred miles a day ...

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 has some of the strongest laws against human trafficking in the country. Florida was also the first state in the nation to require schools to teach K-12 child trafficking prevention.

BOND. OVER 200 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN POLK COUNTY, TIED TO A MASSIVE HUMAN TRAFFICKING OPERATION IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST 213 PEOPLE ...

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in Florida arrested over 120 people for human trafficking-related crimes through an operation consisting of undercover stings.