coogirlcc, 11/09/08 03:00 (GMT)

 

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 Warning from the FBI to all Children

These organized Criminals are SEEKING OUT CHILDREN! - RUNAWAYS falling prey to them - TEENS ONLINE giving out personal information that can literally cause them to disappear! "PARENTS" PLEASE "talk with" your Children!

FBI CRACKS DOWN / Child Prostitution RING

http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel08/topten_062708.html

 

The Problem in Perspective

According to a 2002 report by the U.S. Department of Justice, an estimated 797,500 children are reported missing each year. About 12,100 of these cases are classified as non-family abductions, and of these the number of "stereotypical" abductions - involving a stranger or slight acquaintance who keeps the child overnight, transports him at least 50 miles, holds him for ransom, takes him with the intent of never returning him, or kills him - is extremely small.

A law enforcement survey found that 115 missing children in the year studied fit the description of a stereotypical kidnapping.

In 40 percent of stereotypical kidnapping cases, the child was killed.

Nearly half of stereotypical kidnapping victims were sexually assaulted.

Ten percent of stereotypical kidnappings lasted longer than 24 hours.

At 69 percent, the majority of stereotypical kidnapping victims were girls.

Seventy-two percent of stereotypical kidnapping victims were white. A child's chances of being abducted by a stranger are rare, and the likelihood that the kidnapping will end in murder are rarer still. There is approximately one child abduction murder for every 10,000 reports of a missing child, according to a report prepared by the Attorney General of Washington state. This rarity is a major reason why worst-case scenarios get the most attention, with the murders of two California girls, Danielle van Dam and Samantha Runnion, most recently making headlines across the United States. Missing children who have been murdered can also claim as part of their legacy improvements in the ways we keep kids safe and find those who are lost, as in the cases of Adam Walsh and Polly Klaas. <<< Click on the images at the left to find out which children are at the greatest risk and who is most likely to harm them.


Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, National Center For Missing And Exploited Children