I would love to let my kids free range and as they got older I did but not my smaller kids. Even though statistically small compared to other risks a child face

I would love to let my kids free range and as they got older I did but not my smaller kids. Even though statistically small compared to other risks a child faces I would be too concerned about a kidnapping or possible rape. When I was a kid we free ranged. Then one day a kid named Michael Dunahee, on May 12 1986, was kidnapped to never be seen again. We live on an island and no one felt safe. He was just a little boy. That changes everything. Parents stopped letting their kids go so far and everyone was worried. We still look for Michael to this day. Then in 1996 another little girl by the name of Jessica States went missing. She was later found murdered. It was too much for parents to accept and again kids were not left to roam the way they used to. Again I know the statistics are small but I think it is a very parent emotion to not want to let your kids wander too far. The world just has too many creeps and it’s not a risk a lot of parents could bear to live with.