Women prostitutes working on the Indonesian island of Java earn between $784 to $1,120 (7 to 10 Million Indonesian Rupiah) a month.

In an attempt to stop the sex trade, local government officials were offering the women $335 (3 Million Rupiah) to quit prostitution.

Source:  Tom Allard, “Prostitutes in Java’s red light district get paid to quit,” Sydney Morning Herald, January 28, 2012.

Due to the role of organized crime in food production in Italy, a report has found that 80 percent of the olive oil produced in Italy and stamped with a “Made in Italy” logo was made with cheaper, lower quality oils from other countries.

Source:  Leslie Clarula Taylor, “Italian olive oil part of organized crime probe,” The Star, January 27, 2012.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reported in 2011 that methamphetamine was the most widely used drug in the following Asian countries:

Brunei, Cambodia, Japan, Laos, the Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand.

Source:  Andrew R.C. Marshall, “Special Report: In Mekong, Chinese murders and bloody diplomacy,” Reuters, January 27, 2012.

According to the Art Loss Register, 40 percent of all art thefts takes place within Britain, and 19 percent occur in the United States.

Source:  Rob Copper, “Picasso is the most stolen artist in the world with more than 1,000 of his pieces of work missing,” Daily Mail, January 27, 2012.

The Art Loss Register reported in January 2012 that the artist with the most stolen artwork was Pablo Picasso, with 1,147 pieces either stolen, missing or in dispute over ownership.  The number of pieces for Picasso was double the amount of the second most stolen artist of Nick Lawrence, where 557 art works are missing.

Source:  Rob Copper, “Picasso is the most stolen artist in the world with more than 1,000 of his pieces of work missing,” Daily Mail, January 27, 2012.

Between July 2011 and January 2012, at least 7 foreigners have been kidnapped while in Pakistan, according to a tally by the Associated Press. 4 kidnappings of foreigners occurred in January 2012 alone.

Source:  Associated Press, “Kidnappings of foreigners throw spotlight on dangers in Pakistan, hampering aid efforts,” Washington Post, January 25, 2012.

Attorney Generals from 48 states across the United States sent a letter to online advertising service Backpage stating that its service has become a hub for human trafficking. The AGs reported that it had found cases in 22 different states where underage girls were advertised by their pimps on the pages of Backpage.

Source:  Nicholas Kristof, “How Pimps Use the Web to Sell Girls,” New York Times, Opinion, January 25, 2012.

Authorities seized over 15,000 counterfeit NFL jerseys in the days leading up to the 2011 Super Bowl. In total, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement seized $3.56 Million worth of counterfeit Super Bowl merchandise during the event.

Between the 2007 and 2001 Super Bowls, over 66,000 counterfeit items were seized in total over the 4 years. The counterfeit goods had a value of $6.36 Million.

Source:  Jessica Dickler, “Feds crack down on counterfeit Super Bowl gear,” CNN, January 25, 2012.

Environmental officials in Greece filed 1,500 criminal complaints of illegal logging in 2011, double the amount of cases that was investigated in 2010.

Authorities attributed the rise in illegal logging in part to an increase in heating oil prices, which lead to people cutting down wood for fuel.

Source:  AFP, “Greeks ‘fell trees for warmth’ amid economic chill,” Google News, January 25, 2012.

An estimated 200 women are believed to be working as prostitutes in the German city of Bonn. On average, about 20 women are working in the streets of the city.

Prostitution is legal in Germany, and the city of Bonn collected $326,000 (250,000 euros) from a “sex tax,” which collected revenue from saunas, brothels, and street pay meters in 2011.

Source:  AFP, “German city says ‘sex meter’ a success,” Google News, January 24, 2012.