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| JUST IN CASE
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| June 28th, 2008 |
Some
scary but true child facts:
- According to the U.S. Department of Justice the chance of your
child being abducted is 1 in 42.
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Officials say
the first three to four hours after a child is abducted
is the most critical time for getting information out to the
public and law enforcement. Statistics show that 74 percent of
child abductions have a tragic end if not found with in that time
frame.
- Only 17 percent of youth and 11 percent of parents could name
a specific authority, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI),
CyberTipline, or an Internet service provider, to which they could
report an Internet crime. Source: Youth Internet Safety
Survey
- The FBI receives more than 2,300 missing child reports every
day. That means 2,300 yesterday, 2,300 today and 2,300
tomorrow.
- According to the Vanished Children's Alliance , every 40
seconds child disappears or is kidnapped in the United States .The
number of missing persons reported to law enforcement has
increased from 154,341 in 1982 to 876,213 in 2000. That is an
increase of 468%. The Klass Kids Foundation points out in
its literature that, "if any other segment of our population were
so impacted, we would declare an epidemic; the Center for Disease
Control would fund a cure; we would pass and enforce legislation
and we would increase private and public
security.
- Justice Department research indicates the risk of abduction by
a stranger is relatively low for preschoolers, but increases
through elementary school and peaks at age 15. Teenage girls are
considered most vulnerable
- The FBI says about six percent of abductions by strangers
result in murder.
- A study conducted for the National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children showed that 75% of
children who were approached sexually on the Internet did not tell their
parents. The author of the study, David Finkelhor, said: "They were
afraid of losing their computer privileges."
- A study conducted in 2000 for the National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children showed that 1 in 5 of
the surveyed children had received a non-aggressive sexual contact over
the Internet, while 1 in 33 were asked to meet or were offered money or
gifts.
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