In Florida, sixteen new criminal human trafficking cases were filed in federal courts in 2021. Seven defendants were convicted. 79 percent (22) of new defendants were charged with sex trafficking, and 21 percent (6) were charged with forced labor. Florida federal courts ordered seven out of nine convicted criminal human trafficking defendants to pay restitution to their victim(s) in 2021. This is an increase from 2020, when four out of six convicted defendants were ordered to pay restitution.
Florida
*Each State Report’s findings are derived from data the Human Trafficking Institute compiled for the 2020 Federal Human Trafficking Report. Findings are not a prevalence
estimate of trafficking in the state but instead serve as an objective summary of federal efforts to address human trafficking in that state. The Report does not capture
data from state prosecutions, federal or state civil suits, or unreported human trafficking cases.
estimate of trafficking in the state but instead serve as an objective summary of federal efforts to address human trafficking in that state. The Report does not capture
data from state prosecutions, federal or state civil suits, or unreported human trafficking cases.