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Florida Human Trafficking Statistics 2014. The human trafficking cases in Florida have included many different faces of trafficking victims including those of domestic minor sex trafficking immigrants and US. Cases categorized as High contain a high level of indicators of human trafficking. Since 2007 there have been 14906 contacts made to the National Human Trafficking Hotline concerning human trafficking in the state of Florida. Last years 896 reports of human trafficking led to the identification of more than 600 trafficking businesses.
D It is the intent of the Legislature that the perpetrators of human trafficking be penalized for their illegal conduct and that the victims of trafficking be protected and assisted by this state and its agencies. An estimated 21 million children women and men are caught in the cycle of trafficking worldwide with 80 of trafficking victims being female and up to 50 are children. There are some major limitations in regards to collecting and analyzing human trafficking statistics in the State of Florida. The Tampa Bay area including Pinellas County is one of the greatest problem areas in the state. Florida sex trafficking victims can sue their traffickers for three times the profits made by their. These four states with the highest human trafficking rates have the highest populations in the US which can explain why their numbers of cases are significantly higher than.
In furtherance of this policy it is the intent of the Legislature that the state Supreme Court The Florida Bar and relevant state agencies prepare and implement training.
In furtherance of this policy it is the intent of the Legislature that the state Supreme Court The Florida Bar and relevant state agencies prepare and implement training. This webpage is a resource designed to help educate Floridians commercial drivers law enforcement and visitors to our state on how to identify report and respond to human trafficking. The Workgroup looks at these types of established entities to create a best practice for expanding this model of investigating and prosecuting human trafficking crimes across the state of Florida. Cases coded as Moderate contain several indicators of human trafficking or resemble common trafficking scenarios but lack core details of force fraud or coercion. Citizens who were enslaved in agricultural production domestic servitude or forced labor and both domestic and. According to the Human Trafficking Hotline 896 cases were reported.