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What is the Illicit Massage Industry?

The Illicit Massage Industry (IMI) is one of the largest - and most networked - sex trafficking markets in the United States. We assess the IMI is made up of over 10,000 illicit massage businesses (IMBs) across all 50 states.

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COVID-19

IMI Remains Largely Intact After Weathering COVID-19

Barring the reinstatement of country-wide non-essential business closures, we assess the illicit massage industry (IMI) remains well-positioned for a return to normal operations by mid-to-late 2020. We judge that the relatively short duration of recent business closures was likely insufficient to significantly undermine IMI finances writ-large...

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COVID-19

Pandemic Threatens IMI Revenue and Long-Term Viability

The COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying closure of non-essential businesses have severely compromised the financial standing of illicit massage businesses (IMBs) across the country. Once considered a low-risk, highly profitable criminal enterprise, we assess nearly all IMBs will likely be approaching complete insolvency...

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U.S. Cities Initiative

We’re working broadly with the Dallas community to implement effective disruption strategies from multiple vantage points. No matter your position, we all have a part to play in ensuring illicit massage businesses can’t thrive in our communities.

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Toolkits

Our toolkits empower citizens, community leaders and anti-human trafficking task forces and coalitions with strategic resources and promising, field-tested disruption methods to defeat the Illicit Massage Industry (IMI) and provide trauma-informed, culturally sensitive services to victims.