Sex Workers’ Access to Police Assistance in Safety Emergencies and Means of Escape from Situations of Violence and Confinement under an “End Demand” Criminalization Model: A Five City Study in Canada

There is limited available evidence on sex workers (SW) ability to access police protection or means of escaping situations violence and confinement under an “end demand” criminalization model. Of 200 SW in five cities Canada, 62 (31.0%) reported being unable call 911 if they another were a safety emergency due fear detection (of themselves, their colleagues management). In multivariate logistic regression, harassment–linked social racial profiling the past 12 months (being carded asked for ID documents, followed by detained without arrest) (Adjusted Odd Ratio (AOR): 5.225, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 2.199–12.417), Indigenous (AOR: 2.078, CI: 0.849–5.084) Ottawa 2.317, 0.865–6.209) associated with higher odds 911, while older age was lower 0.941 per year older, 0.901–0.982). descriptive statistics, 115 who had experienced at work months, 19 (16.52%) incident police. Other shared expenses most commonly group have assisted escape (n = 13, 35.14%). One least groups 2, 5.41%). The findings this study illustrate how current framework compromises workers’ assistance emergencies.