Florida records more than 700,000 people as victims of human trafficking in 2024 | Florida
More than 700,000 people were sacrificed to human trade in Florida last year, a new worrying work explained. Approximately 100,000 of this number were children who were aimed at sex smuggling.
Compiled by researchers at the University of Southern Florida, the report uses data from various sources, including Florida Children and Families Department, to draw a gloomy picture of such a crime in the third most populous state of the country.
“Human trafficking is considered a secret crime, and victims are often invisible, Jo said Joan Reid, director of the university. Risk of Trade (Medicine) Duration Research Laboratory in Peoplein question.
“The main purpose of this report is to make hidden and invisible people visible for those who have the responsibility to disrupt human trade in our communities, districts and states.”
Reid and his team analyzed anonymous data from 30 agencies, non -profit partners and public surveys to find the figures of 2024, which estimated that 500,000 people are victims of smuggling.
It is believed that an important number is non -documentary immigrants who deprive most of the legal protection of the competent workers and are thought to be vulnerable to exploitation. Florida estimates that he has a policy institute About 400,000 undocumented workers In key industries such as tourism, agriculture and construction.
The research was the victim of sex smuggling, half of which were half of 200,000 people.
Surfing of the authors, especially the prevalence of large cities, airports and ports that host national and international activities, and the surfing of industries where low wages and bad conditions are common, are particularly sensitive for several reasons.
“The deterioration of human trade, Florida is currently among the most urgent difficulties that Florida faces law enforcement makers, policy makers, sacrificial service providers, child welfare employees and the relevant public.”
Immigration and Customs Practice (ICE) recorded a successful secret operation in May when he established a partnership with state law enforcement officers. With 255 people For crimes such as prostitution and child exploitation, but “prevention, protection, prosecution, policy and partnership focus areas, many questions about the progress and the best practices,” he said.
The work is one by the state 2023 Laws This identified the medical laboratory as an official warehouse for anonymous human trafficking data, and over time, the magnitude of criminal activities and to better understand the effectiveness of initiatives financed by the state to fight against smuggling.
“This report will have a significant impact on anti -trade efforts, which will have a significant impact on anti -trade efforts, and many adults and children get rid of the destructive results of human trafficking, and many survivors, Darryl Rouson, the democratic state senator, said.
Reid said that the blending of the report was an attentive effort, but that the state would have deep effects on how it foresees policies against trade and put it into force.
“In the past, such a report had not been made because it seemed impossible to collect all these data sequences found with many different organizations,” he said.
