updated on 2/6/2021
Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery that happens all over the world, including in the United States and is especially prevalent in Florida.
In fact, statistics show that Florida is the third highest ranking state where human trafficking takes place.
The Polaris Project provides assistance to victims of human trafficking through the National Human Trafficking Hotline, as well as a variety of other programs that raises awareness for human trafficking to the public.
According to the Polaris Project, more than 460 cases of human trafficking were reported in the state of Florida alone.
More than 300 of those cases of human trafficking were for the purpose of sex trafficking. More than 60 were for labor trafficking.
The top three venues or industries for labor trafficking included domestic work, agriculture and traveling sales crews.
For sex trafficking, the top three venues included illicit spa/massage businesses, residence-based commercial sex and escort services.
Of those trafficking cases, more than 370 were female. Over 60 were male.
In 2018, Polaris worked on nearly 11,000 case of human trafficking that were reported to the organization. Those cases involved more than 23,000 individual survivors, over 5,800 potential traffickers and over 1,900 trafficking businesses.
Polaris says that while those numbers are shocking, they are likely only a fraction of the actual problem because human trafficking is notoriously underreported.
If you or someone you know is a victim of human trafficking, you can call the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888. You can also text 233733.
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