Child Pornography Statistics

~Child pornography is one of the fastest growing businesses online, and the content is becoming much worse. In 2004, Internet Watch Foundation found 3,433 child abuse domains; in their 2006 annual report, they knew of 10,656 child abuse domains. 

~As of 2006, of all known child abuse domains, 54% are housed in the United States.

~In a study of arrested child pornography possessors, 40% had both sexually victimized children and were in possession of child pornography. Of those arrested between 2000 and 2001:         

         83% had images involving children between the ages of 6 and 12
         39% had images of children between ages 3 and 5
         19% had images of infants and toddlers under age 3

~According to a National Children's Homes report in 2003, the number of Internet child pornography images has increased 1500% since 1988. 

~In 2003, approximately 20% of all Internet pornography involves children, and more than 20,000 images of child pornography are posted on the Internet every week. 

~As of 2005, child pornography has become a $3 billion annual industry.