The task force will combine resources from federal, state and local agencies to root out sexual and labor-related exploitation, authorities said.

January marks Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and a new partnership in Ohio is taking aim at the issue. Attorney General Dave Yost announced that his office's Anti-Human Trafficking Initiative is collaborating with Ohio-based Travel Centers of America and the nonprofit organization Truckers Against Trafficking.

Milwaukee Police report 35 human trafficking cases in 2024 and 2023, but advocates say the crime is often underreported or unreported.

Human trafficking exists in all of Tennessee's 95 counties. Businesses can sign on with the Secretary of State's office to protect victims.

Florida ranks 3rd in the country for the number of reported human trafficking cases. Florida State University's Panama City campus hosted the 3rd annual human trafficking summit Tuesday to discuss prevention.

The Sacramento Regional Human Trafficking Task Force is being launched to combat trafficking and support survivors.

The National Human Trafficking Hotline reports that since its creation in 2007, calls to its center have identified a total of 197,000 human trafficking victims. About 7,000 of those people were in North Carolina; about 3,200 were in South Carolina.

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott and State Rep. Senfronia Thompson (D-Houston) joined human trafficking survivor and advocate Rhonda Kuykendall on Tuesday to talk about the role commercial airports can play in preventing human trafficking.

New Orleans FBI Special Agent in Charge Lyonel Myrthil says the department leads a child exploitation and human trafficking task force for the city. With the Super Bowl in town, the FBI is adding their 55 field offices and state and local partners to help out.

Driving down a road in Missouri in 2022, a family encountered a woman walking alone, disoriented and not dressed for the conditions.

The Sacramento Regional Human Trafficking Task Force is being launched to combat trafficking and support survivors.

Milwaukee police reported 35 human trafficking cases in 2024 and 2023, but advocates say the crime is often underreported or unreported.