TABLE 2—
Police Encounters and Recent Client-Perpetrated Violence Among 250 Female Sex Workers in Baltimore City, MD, 2016–2017
| Client Violence in Past 3 Months |
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| Total, No. (%) or Mean ±SD | Yes, No. (%) or Mean ±SD | No, No. (%) or Mean ±SD | P | |
| Patrol or enforcement activities, ever | ||||
| Police arrested respondent | 206 (82.4) | 51 (92.7) | 155 (79.5) | .023 |
| Police asked respondent to move along | 202 (80.8) | 51 (92.7) | 151 (77.4) | .016 |
| Police conducted a routine stop (e.g., ID, warrant check) | 215 (86.8) | 54 (98.2) | 162 (83.1) | .021 |
| Police conducted a search of person or property | 159 (63.6) | 41 (74.5) | 118 (60.5) | .06 |
| Police confiscated drugs or drug paraphernalia | 150 (60.0) | 38 (69.1) | 112 (57.4) | .13 |
| Police confiscated condoms | 13 (5.2) | 5 (9.1) | 8 (4.1) | .14 |
| Police offered assistance (e.g., referral, ride to services) | 75 (30.0) | 20 (26.7) | 35 (20.0) | .25 |
| No. of patrol practices experienced | 4.1 ±1.7 | 4.7 ±1.3 | 3.9 ±1.8 | < .001 |
| Abusive practices, ever | ||||
| Police verbally or emotionally harassed respondent | 174 (69.6) | 44 (80.0) | 130 (66.7) | .06 |
| Police sexually harassed or assaulted respondent | 120 (48.0) | 36 (65.5) | 84 (43.1) | .004 |
| Police damaged respondent’s property | 77 (30.8) | 28 (50.9) | 49 (25.1) | < .001 |
| Police physical violence (threatened or enacted) | 64 (25.6) | 20 (36.4) | 44 (22.6) | .042 |
| Police pressured respondent to have sex in exchange for no arrest | 58 (23.2) | 24 (43.6) | 34 (17.4) | < .001 |
| Police accepted money or other goods to avoid trouble | 16 (6.4) | 4 (7.3) | 12 (6.2) | .77 |
| Had police as clients (past 3 mo) | 41 (16.7) | 16 (29.1) | 25 (12.8) | .004 |
| No. of abusive practices experienced | 2.1 ±1.8 | 3.1 ±2.0 | 1.9 ±1.6 | < .001 |
| Total practices, ever: no. of different practices experienced | 6.2 ±3.0 | 7.9 ±2.6 | 5.9 ±2.9 | < .001 |