* Prostitution and Commercialized Vice is defined in the US Department of Justice's Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook (2004) as:
"The unlawful promotion of or participation in sexual activities for profit. To solicit customers or transport persons for prostitution purposes; to own, manage, or operate a dwelling or other establishment for the purpose of providing a place where prostitution is performed; or to otherwise assist or promote prostitution.
Agencies must include in this classification:
Prostitution
Keeping a bawdy house, disorderly house, or house of ill fame
Pandering, procuring, transporting, or detaining women for immoral purposes, etc.
Attempts to commit any of the above."
Sources:
Federal Bureau of Investigation, "Crime in the United States 2016: Table 22," ucr.fbi.gov, 2016
Federal Bureau of Investigation, "Crime in the United States 2016: Table 18," ucr.fbi.gov, 2016
Federal Bureau of Investigation, "Crime in the United States 2015: Table 69," ucr.fbi.gov, 2015
Federal Bureau of Investigation, "Crime in the United States: Table 42," ucr.fbi.gov, 2010-2015
Federal Bureau of Investigation, "Crime in the United States 2014: Table 69," ucr.fbi.gov, 2014
Bureau of Justice Statistics, "Arrest Data Analysis Tool," bjs.usdoj.gov (accessed Aug. 23, 2012)
Federal Bureau of Investigation, "Crime in the United States," ucr.fbi.gov, 2002-2009
Federal Bureau of Investigation, "Crime in the United States 2001: Section IV," fbi.gov, 2001
