• Experienced a 98.66% increase between January and September in online enticement reports versus the same time period in 2019.
• Had an increase of 63.31% in the number of CyberTipline reports between January and September versus the same time period in 2019.
• Observed child sex traffickers adjusting to the reluctance of buyers to meet in-person to engage in commercial sex due to COVID 19. Some traffickers are now offering options for subscription-based services in which buyers pay to access online images and videos of the child.
• NCMEC has experienced a 10.12% increase in calls into our hotline between January - September 2020 versus the same time period in 2019.

 

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation whose mission is to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. NCMEC works with families, victims, private industry, law enforcement, and the public to assist with preventing child abductions, recovering missing children, and providing services to deter and combat child sexual exploitation.