| Child Pornography Prosecutions Down in May 2007 |
| (11 Sep 2007)
Only 70 new federal criminal prosecutions of child pornography were filed in May 2007, a decline of 12.5% from the previous month, and down over 41% from a year ago. The number of such prosecutions, which had been generally rising until 2005, is now lower than it was five years ago -- down 1.5%.
For reports on the latest enforcement trends, go to: http://trac.syr.edu/tracreports/bulletins/ In addition to child pornography prosecutions, you will also find reports on federal criminal prosecutions and convictions for terrorism, white collar crime, immigration, drugs, weapons, civil rights, corruption, environment, organized crime and government regulation. There are also free reports on prosecutions and convictions for cases referred by the Internal Revenue Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Immigration and Customs in Homeland Security, Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. New this month are free reports on overall federal criminal enforcement activity. May 2007 criminal data are also available to TRACFED subscription users via the Express and Analyzer tools. Go to http://tracfed.syr.edu for more information. Much more, including fiscal year-to-date annual reports, can be obtained via the TRAC Data Interpreter. These reports are included as part of a TRACFED subscription, or can be purchased for a small fee. Go to http://trac.syr.edu/interpreter for a free preview. TRAC is self-supporting and depends on foundation grants, individual contributions and subscription fees for the funding needed to obtain, analyze and publish the data we collect on the activities of the US Federal government. To help support TRAC's ongoing efforts, go to: http://trac.syr.edu/sponsor/ |
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