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Incidents of police-reported crime related to the sex trade, by type of violation, Canada, 2010 to 2024

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number of incidents 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 Total violations related to the sex tradeTotal violations related to the sex trade Violations associated with the purchasing of sexual servicesViolations associated with the purchasing of sexual services Violations associated with profiting from the sale of sexual servicesViolations associated with profiting from the sale of sexual services Violations associated with stopping or communicatingViolations associated with stopping or communicating
Note(s):
One incident may involve multiple violations. Counts are based on the most serious violation in the incident.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).

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Incidents of police-reported crime related to the sex trade, by type of violation, Canada, 2010 to 2024, number of incidents
  Total violations related to the sex trade Violations associated with the purchasing of sexual services Violations associated with profiting from the sale of sexual services Violations associated with stopping or communicating
2010 2,904 56 240 2,608
2011 2,315 89 217 2,009
2012 1,999 83 210 1,706
2013 1,941 103 320 1,518
2014 1,014 72 229 713
2015 765 375 268 122
2016 960 421 352 187
2017 1,251 792 339 120
2018 1,184 707 366 111
2019 1,306 670 501 135
2020 836 337 436 63
2021 776 362 372 42
2022 765 369 356 40
2023 908 469 394 45
2024 990 565 391 34
Note(s):
One incident may involve multiple violations. Counts are based on the most serious violation in the incident.
Source(s):
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (3302).
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