Street Prostitution in Edmonton

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Street ProstitutioninEdmonton
Inspector Brian Nowlan
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EPS Vice Section

• One detective assigned to personal services
  bylaws
• One detective assigned to missing persons
• Four detectives assigned to conduct undercover
  operations targeting street prostitutes and
  johns.

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Amsterdam vs. Edmonton

• Edmonton has 1,000 prostitutes
• Amsterdam has 10,000 prostitutes
• Edmonton has 500 street prostitutes
• Amsterdam has 50 street prostitutes!

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Multi-Pronged Approach
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Looking Ahead

• Bad Date Line
• Bill 212

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Partners

• PAAFE
• Project KARE
• Safedmonton
• Edmonton City Centre Church Corporation (E4C)
• Crossroads
• Métis Child and Family Services
• Solicitor General

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2006 Statistics
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SNUG Provides

• Physical and Mental Health Care
• Addiction Treatment
• Food Security
• Housing where available
• Income Support - continues
• Help with children or child welfare issues
• Whatever programming is chosen by individuals
• May choose to work on COARSE Diversion Plan

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Bill 212 (Safer Communities)

• A Private Members Bill being prepared by Mr. Art
  Johnston, MLA Calgary-Lougheed
• This piece of provincial legislation will improve
  community safety by targeting and, if necessary,
  shutting down residential and commercial
  buildings and land that are habitually used for
  illegal activities such as producing, selling or
  using illegal drugs, prostitution, solvent abuse
  or the unlawful sale and consumption of alcohol.
• The Act will also create a process where building
  fortifications that cause public safety concerns
  can be removed by investigators (non-police).
  These fortifications often include bullet-proof
  glass or explosive-resistant materials, armour to
  reinforce doors, and bars on windows or doors.
• This legislation will empower citizens to take
  back their neighbourhoods by reporting problem
  residences and businesses. It will also hold
  property owners accountable for threatening or
  disturbing activities regularly taking place on
  their property.
• Overall, this Act will promote community safety
  by cleaning up properties that
• Negatively effect the health, safety or security
  of one or more persons in a neighbourhood and/or
  
• Interfere with the peaceful enjoyment of one or
  more properties in a community or neighbourhood.