Police issue report into sex trafficking
‘Project Acumen’, a report by ACPO (the Association of Chief Police Officers), looks at who is being trafficked into the country for 'off-street' prostitution, where they're coming from, and how they're treated and is intended to improve the government's understanding of the issue so that it can be dealt with more effectively.
The study looked at brothels in seven regions of the country. That information was then extrapolated out for all of England and Wales.
- Key Statistics:
- It is estimated that there are 6000 brothels, employing 30,000 sex workers
- 17,000 of these are immigrants
- 9,600 are considered vulnerable
- 2,600 are believed to have been trafficked to the country specifically to work as prostitutes
The report found that 1300 of the trafficking victims were from China, and most of the rest were from Southeast Asia (primarily Thailand) and Eastern Europe.
The background of local prostitutes varied widely by region: in London, 96 per cent of women involved in prostitution were found to be immigrants, while in Yorkshire, just under 32 per cent were immigrants.
To fins out more or download the report, use the links on the right.
NDVF 26/08/2010