Background

National Ugly Mugs (NUM) is a UK-wide violence prevention and victim support charity that provides a mechanism for sex workers to share safety information and obtain support for harms that they may experience during the course of their work. Over the past several years, NUM has witnessed a decline in sex workers willing to access police as part of their recovery journeys after experiencing victimisation. In 2012, 28% of those reporting to NUM chose to engage with the legal system; in 2020, this was down to 7.7% amongst off-street independent workers. Statistics for 2021 indicate a continuation of this downward trend. Furthermore, anonymous consent to share information with police also declined from 95% in 2012 to 69% in 2020.

Methods

NUM conducted a survey of 88 sex working members in 2020. This information combined with our data on victimisation provides insights of the factors that deter sex workers from involving police as part of their justice-seeking efforts.

Results

Survey results reveal that sex workers feel alienated and untrusting of police and courts.

Conclusions

The implications of sex workers not sharing information about dangerous individuals with police and choosing not to participate in court processes signal significant flaws in our legal system regarding safe and inequitable access and pose dangers for all of us.

中文翻译：

---

为什么要报告？使用 NUM 的性工作者选择不与警方分享受害情况

背景

National Ugly Mugs (NUM) 是一个英国范围内的暴力预防和受害者支持慈善机构，它为性工作者提供一种机制来分享安全信息，并就他们在工作过程中可能遇到的伤害获得支持。在过去几年中，NUM 目睹了在经历受害后愿意在恢复过程中求助于警察的性工作者人数有所下降。2012 年，向 NUM 报告的人中有 28% 选择了与法律系统合作；到 2020 年，这一比例在非街头独立工作者中下降到 7.7%。2021 年的统计数据表明这种下降趋势仍在继续。此外，匿名同意与警方分享信息的比例也从 2012 年的 95% 下降到 2020 年的 69%。

方法

NUM 在 2020 年对 88 名性工作者进行了一项调查。这些信息与我们的受害数据相结合，可以深入了解阻止性工作者将警察作为其寻求正义的一部分的因素。

结果

调查结果显示，性工作者对警察和法院感到疏远和不信任。

结论

性工作者不与警方分享有关危险个体的信息并选择不参与法庭程序的影响表明我们的法律体系在安全和不公平的访问方面存在重大缺陷，并对我们所有人构成危险。