2013-2017YTD Prostitution Arrests

Metropolitan Police Department

Office of Research and Analytical Services
Prepared by: Daniel Sebastian, Crime Analyst Date prepared: August 11, 2017
Based on DC Index Crime Queried: August 11, 2017 Data Source: MPD Data warehouse via Cognos

2013 Prostitution Related Arrests by District

Charge Description 1D 2D 3D 4D 5D 6D 7D Total
Solicting Prostitution 242 50 51 100 260 102 11 816
Prostitution 15 2 3 1 28 2 51
Sol Pros - 3rd Offense 1 1 1 3 1 7
Soliciting, Lewd & Immoral Purpose 1 5 6
Pandering 1 2 2 1 6
Sexual Solicitation 2nd Offense 2 2
Introducing Female Into Prostitution 1 1
Prostitution-free Zone 1 1
Grand Total 260 52 55 105 294 113 11 890

2014 Prostitution Related Arrests by District

Charge Description 1D 2D 3D 4D 5D 6D 7D Total
Soliciting Prostitution 38 21 49 34 79 223 1 445
Solicting Prostitution 9 16 3 14 10 47 9 108
Soliciting, Lewd & Immoral Purpose 1 10 1 2 14
Sol Pros - 3rd Offense 1 4 5 10
Prostitution 1 1 2 3 2 9
Pandering 1 1 2 4
Operating A House Of Prostitution 2 1 3
Sex Trafficking Of Children 1 1
Sexual Solicitation 3rd Offense 1 1
Sexual Solicitation 2nd Offense 1 1
Grand Total 49 38 58 61 98 282 10 596

2015 Prostitution Related Arrests by District

Charge Description 1D 2D 3D 4D 5D 6D 7D Total
Soliciting Prostitution 151 113 44 34 70 33 1 446
Sexual Solicitation 135 4 21 4 53 19 236
Pandering 4 2 1 1 1 9
Prostitution 1 2 3 1 7
Sol Pros - 3rd Offense 1 1 3 5
Sexual Solicitation 2nd Offense 1 2 1 4
Solicting Prostitution 2 1 3
Transportation Of Minors For Sexual Activity (assisting Or Promoting Prostitution) 2 2
Travel With The Intent To Engage In Illicit Sexual Conduct 1 1
Soliciting, Lewd & Immoral Purpose 1 1
Grand Total 295 124 69 41 130 53 2 714

Top Arrest Charge

Source: MPD COBALT/Data Warehouse system data as of 08/11/2017. Totals are based solely on the top arrest charge (number of
arrestees). One person may be booked on more than one arrest charge. Arrests with addresses that could not be mapped are
included in the unknown category or excluded from district level data (between 1 and 3% of all crimes). Data available includes
arrests made by MPD and other law enforcement agencies in the District of Columbia. This report should be considered Preliminary
in nature due to ongoing data validation procedures. Not all charges are categorized or categorized correctly. This data may not
match arrest information previously released via MPDs Annual Reports.
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 2016 Prostitution Related Arrests by District
Charge Description 1D 2D 3D 4D 5D 6D 7D Total
Sexual Solicitation 21 30 49 2 35 21 158
Prostitution 25 12 37
Solicitation For Lewd Purposes 6 1 2 9
Travel With The Intent To Engage In Illicit Sexual Conduct 8 8
Pandering 1 1
Pandering Of A Minor 1 1
Interstate/foreign Travel For Prostitution/sexual Activity By Coercion (assisting1Or Promoting Prostitution) 1
Procuring 1 1
Grand Total 61 32 49 2 37 35 216

January 1 - August 10, 2017 Prostitution Related Arrests by District

Charge Description 1D 2D 3D 4D 5D 6D 7D Total
Sexual Solicitation 37 77 12 5 13 144
Prostitution 5 7 12
Solicitation For Lewd Purposes 5 5
Sex Trafficking Of Children 1 2 3
Travel With The Intent To Engage In Illicit Sexual Conduct 1 1
Pandering 1 1
Grand Total 48 78 13 5 22 166

Top Arrest Charge

Source: MPD COBALT/Data Warehouse system data as of 08/11/2017. Totals are based solely on the top arrest charge (number of
arrestees). One person may be booked on more than one arrest charge. Arrests with addresses that could not be mapped are
included in the unknown category or excluded from district level data (between 1 and 3% of all crimes). Data available includes
arrests made by MPD and other law enforcement agencies in the District of Columbia. This report should be considered Preliminary
in nature due to ongoing data validation procedures. Not all charges are categorized or categorized correctly. This data may not
match arrest information previously released via MPDs Annual Reports.
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