The National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction

CyberTipline ReportsFrom 1998 through 2008, the number of child pornography incidents reported to theCyberTipline by citizens and by ISPs increased 33 percent from 64,250 in 2005 to 85,301 in2008 (see Figure 3). Much of the increase in child pornography production and distribution hasoccurred more recently, evidenced by a rapid increase in the number of child pornographyimages and videos submitted to the NCMEC CVIP from 2003 (449,434) through 2008(8,603,432).Table 3. Child Sexual Exploitation Incidents Reported to the NCMEC CyberTipline, 1998and 2004-2008Type ofCountIncident1998 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008Child3,267 106,119 64,250 62,480 83,959 85,301PornographyChild142 559 553 1,098 1,821 1,117ProstitutionChild Sex79 248 205 566 655 392TourismChild365 1,466 1,641 2,156 2,523 1,945SexualMolestation(not byfamily)Online707 2,605 2,664 6,384 11,422 8,787Enticementof Childrenfor SexualActsUnsolicited--- 533 613 1,799 1,920 1,306ObsceneMaterialSent to aChildMisleading--- 487 842 2,101 2,961 2,456DomainNamesMisleading--- --­ --­ --­ --- 725Words orDigitalImages onthe InternetGrandTotal4,560 112,017 70,768 76,584 105,261 102,029D-3