CSAM & Predators - Contraband Images in Arizona: Feb-Mar 2008

CONTRABAND IMAGES IN ARIZONA:

CITIES AND INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS

- FEBRUARY THROUGH MARCH 2008 -

Dr. Frank Kardasz, March 25, 2008

The following data was compiled from a source of information about contraband images depicting the sexual exploitation of minors. The report covers a 30 day period between February and March 2008.

During the reporting period there were 15,220 investigative "hits" in Arizona. Each "hit" indicates an unlawful image. The report noted 83 Arizona cities where investigative "hits" were observed. Fifty-two Internet service providers were the unwitting facilitators and provided Internet service for the offenders.

The information collected covers only a small portion of the Internet where images known to be of investigative interest are possessed. The report refers only to investigative targets in Arizona. Specific information related to individual offenders was redacted because many investigations are ongoing.

In the small part of the Internet examined, relating only to offenses in Arizona, the following items were noteworthy:

TOP TEN ARIZONA CITIES
The Arizona offenders were traced to cities as follows:

TOP TEN ARIZONA INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
The Internet service providers used by offenders were reported as follows:

Other notable locations and public entities identified as Internet service providers associated with unlawful images included:

• Arizona State University
• Arizona State University including Phoenix Children Hospital
• City of Tucson. Server: Arizona.edu
• Headquarters, Fort Huachuca USAAISC, ARMY-RCAS
• Maricopa County Community College District
• Northern Arizona University
• Tucson Unified School District #1 Server:MAVERICK.TUSD.K12.AZ.US
• University of Arizona
• WestNet. including AZ Tri-University Network(ASU,UA,NAU)and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

DEFINITIONS
Hits - Each "hit" indicated in the report represents an image or movie file known by investigators to depict the sexual exploitation of a minor.

Cities - The cities described in the report were determined using computer software that estimates the global latitude and longitude of each Internet user identified as a possessor of contraband as the result of an investigative "hit".

Internet Service Provider (ISP)- The ISP's identified in this report are unwitting facilitators for the trafficking of unlawful images.

Internet Protocol (IP) Address - The individual investigations related to this study identified IP addresses associated with contraband images depicting the sexual exploitation of minors. The researcher redacted individual IP addresses and grouped like addresses according the Internet Service Provider associated with each address.

LIMITATIONS1. The report covers a 30 day time span during the months of February and March 2008.

2. The report represents only cities in the state of Arizona, U.S.A.

3. The report does not represent a comprehensive estimate of all unlawful images trafficked via the Internet. The report represents only a small segment of the Internet being investigated by law enforcement personnel who are located throughout the U.S.

4. Further description of the investigative techniques used are beyond the scope of this report and would jeopardized ongoing investigations.

DELIMITATIONS
1. Similar results can be expected each month as the traffic in unlawful images is not believed to be seasonal.

2. Similar results can be expected to be found in other states with higher or lower number depending upon population and Internet service saturation.

3. Based on studies that indicate that some possessors of unlawful images are also "hands-on" contact offenders, it is reasonable to posit that some of the "hits" in the report are from suspects who are also contact offenders.

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IMAGE SOURCE LOCATIONS FOLLOWED BY NUMBER OF 'HITS' ON AN UNLAWFUL IMAGE (83 cities identified)

FEB-MARCH 2008
Phoenix 5120
Tucson 1853
Mesa 1039
Glendale 746
Tempe 633
Apache Junction 616
Scottsdale 558
Chandler 537
Casa Grande 496
Gilbert 476
Peoria 463
Surprise 290
Yuma 200
Avondale 179
Lake Havasu City 173
Flagstaff 136
Prescott Valley 125
Sierra Vista 119
Goodyear 113
Buckeye 107
Queen Creek 104
Bullhead City 101
Sun City 87
Prescott 83
Safford 77
Kingman 67
Litchfield Park 56
Sahuarita 44
Show Low 44
Cottonwood 39
El Mirage 37
Parker 34
Tolleson 33
Winslow 30
Payson 29
Rio Rico 26
Maricopa 25
Coolidge 24
Huachuca City 23
Sedona 23
Nogales 22
Globe 21
Duncan 13
Fort Huachuca 13
Clarkdale 12
Sun City West 11
Cave Creek 10
Chino Valley 10
Vail 10
Camp Verde 9
Sonoita 8
Youngtown 8
Chinle 7
Claypool 7
Fountain Hills 7
Morenci 7
Snowflake 7
Willcox 7
Arizona City 5
Laveen 5
Tsaile 5
Ajo 4
Bapchule 4
Central 4
Fort Mohave 4
Humboldt 4
Somerton 4
Williams 4
Golden Valley 3
Hereford 2
San Simon 2
Tonto Basin 2
Waddell 2
Bisbee 1
Black Canyon City 1
Jerome 1
Kearny 1
Mayer 1
Mohave Valley 1
Pine 1
San Carlos 1
Thatcher 1
Wickenburg 1

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REPORTS OF ARIZONA BASED INTERNET TRAFFICKED UNLAWFUL IMAGES
Sorted by number of hits per Internet Service Provider.The name of each ISP is followed by the number of hits. (15,220 hits total)

FEB-MARCH 2008

Cox Communications 9040
QWest Broadband including Sun Lakes Cable 3135
AT&T WorldNet Services including Orbitel Communications 689
NPG Cable, including Cablevision of Flagstaff, Sedona, Kingman, Payson, Lake Havasu, Bullhead City, Parker 433
Comcast Cable Communications 374
Cable One 342
Sprint 252
Road Runner Hold Co. 176
Cellco Partnership DBA Verizon Wireless 84
Comm Speed Arizona 72
Level 3 Communications including Valley Electric Cooperative and ENOM 70
Frontier Communications of America 57
Northern Arizona University 55
Electric Lightwave Inc 38
Convergent Internet Solutions 35
Covad Communications 32
Arizona State University 30
Ygnition Networks 26
XO Communications including LocalNet Corporation 23
Eschelon Telecom, including Air Command, Hotels-Hampton Inn Peoria and Gila River Telecom 23
Wildblue Communications 21
Arizona State University including Phoenix Children Hospital 21
ALLTEL Corporation 17
Time Warner Telecom including Valley Connections 16
WestNet, Inc. including Arizona Tri-University Network (ASU, UA, NAU) and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 15
T-Mobile 15
Southwest Wireless Group, L.L.C. DBA Transcend Broadband 15
Sense Networking including Saddleback Communications 13
FastQ 11
Unknown - no matching ISP 9
Gain Communications 9
Dakota Communications 9
University of Arizona 7
Pony Express.Net 7
Orbitel Communications 7
Distributed Mgt. Info. Systems University House @ 8th St AZ TU 8ST 7
Maricopa County Community College District 6
Maricopa Broadband, LLC 5
MCI Communications Services, Inc. DBA Verizon Business including Network Innovations - Truck Country 4
Phoenix Internet 3
Black Mountain Broadband 3
Tucson Unified School District #1 Server: MAVERICK.TUSD.K12.AZ.US, Server: QUILL.TUSD.K12.AZ.US,Server: ARIZONA.EDU, Server: NS1.HAIRYBUFFALO.COM 2
Secured Servers LLC. 2
Headquarters, Fort Huachuca USAAISC, ARMY-RCAS 2
Valley Connections LLC, Network Lubbock, Inc. 1
UUNET Technologies 1
Red River Communications 1
MegaPath Networks Inc. 207.145.0.0 - 207.145.255.255 1
GoDaddy.com 1
CopperNet Systems 1
City of Tucson. Name Server: Arizona.edu 1
Airband Communications 1