The Real Statistics of Scientology

1. NUMBER OF PAST AND PRESENT PICKETS AND BOYCOTTS AGAINST SCIENTOLOGY:

Scientology is suffering from its own abuses. People all over the world are fed up with it. They are actively picketing Scientology centers and handing out critical information to members. The picket and boycott movement is growing. It has gone from almost no pickets for the last 40 years to at least 50 pickets of Scientology organizations around the world over the last 2 years. Estimates are that this trend will continue and increase as more people see others standing up to Scientology's abuse.

2. NUMBER OF PAST AND PRESENT WEB PAGES CRITICAL OF SCIENTOLOGY:

There are about 500 sites on the Internet containing information critical of Scientology. Of those, there about 125 web sites currently active. Over the past several years there have been several hundred web sites critical of Scientology. There are 7320 individual critical web pages revealed in complex Altavista search at:

www.altavista.digital.com/cgi-bin/query

3. NUMBER OF ESTIMATED PAST AND PRESENT NEWS STORIES CRITICAL OF SCIENTOLOGY:

Current estimates in FACTNet Archives count over 10,000 anti-Scientology stories over the last 40 years.

4. NUMBER OF PAST AND PRESENT GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATIONS AGAINST SCIENTOLOGY:

FACTNet knows of 9 total.

5. NUMBER OF ESTIMATED PAST AND PRESENT LAWSUITS AGAINST SCIENTOLOGY:

FACTNet estimates 6,000 lawsuits of every kind have been filed globally against Scientology, Dianetics, and front groups over the last 40 years. (Estimate Based on LA county filings.)

6. NUMBER OF PAST AND PRESENT COUNTRIES SCIENTOLOGY HAS BEEN BARRED FROM OR HAS HAD RELIGIOUS STATUS REVOKED OR DENIED:

7

7. NUMBER OF ACTIVE CURRENT SCIENTOLOGY MEMBERS:

FACTNet estimates 50,000, based on lifetime memberships and staff estimates and turnover.

8. NUMBER OF ESTIMATED PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEFT SCIENTOLOGY SINCE IT BEGAN:

FACTNet estimates Scientology has a 95% turnover rate ever 3-5 years. Since the late 40's, approximately 8 million people have gotten involved with Scientology to the level of having taken at least 1 course. This means about 7,950,000 people are ex-Scientologists.

9. NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN FINANCIALLY, PSYCHOLOGICALLY, OR PHYSICALLY HURT IN SCIENTOLOGY:

It is estimated that between 50-70% of the people who have left Scientology have suffered significant loss in one of the three areas mentioned above.

10. NUMBER OF PRESENT PEOPLE GOING INTO SCIENTOLOGY ANNUALLY:

FACTNet estimates about 50-60,000 people a year start a basic course in Scientology.

11. SCIENTOLOGY'S PAST AND PRESENT INCOME:

In the past, about $150-200 million per year. Currently $60-80 million per year and dropping.

12. NUMBER OF TOTAL LIENS FILED AGAINST SCIENTOLOGY AND THEIR TOTAL VALUE:

In California, $7 million dollars. For the rest of the world an estimated $9-13 million based on California Figures.

13. NUMBER OF SCIENTOLOGY ORGANIZATIONS OPENED, CLOSED, AND REMAINING:

More than half of the Scientology organizations have died. There seem to be periodic expansions and decay in the number of orgs. Summary:

Created Doomed Renamed Merged Died Remaining 256 33 64 4 94 125

(49% survival, 51% mortality rate.)

14. NUMBER OF COURT JUDGEMENTS AND OUT OF COURT SETTLEMENTS WHERE SCIENTOLOGY HAS HAD TO PAY OR HAS BEEN ORDERED TO PAY FOR ITS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES:

$3 million, the David Mayo case. Paid
$3 million, the Canadian Casey Hill Case. Paid
$2.5 million, the Wollersheim case. In Collection
About $3.1 million the Mike Flynn cases includes ($800,000 to Gerry Armstrong ) Paid.
$500,000 to Washington Post for frivolous lawsuit. Paid
About $800,000 to Paulette Cooper, author of Scandal of Scientology for harassment. Paid
An estimated $50,000 for unknown author not to write a book critical of Scientology.
An estimated $2-3 million in payments in other sealed court judgements against Scientology.
An estimated $3-5 million in payments in out of court settlements paid to people who have sued Scientology.
An estimated $2-3 million dollars in hush money to high ranking former Scientologists or Scientology executives paid disguised as loans or return of advance payments.
An estimated $300-500,000 dollars to all the Hubbard heirs to buy them out of their inheritance.
Scientology has returned estimated tens of millions of dollars in advanced payments or as refunds to former Scientologists rather than have them sue them.