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You've got it wrong--the actual rate of abuse has gone down considerably, not merely the same as it used to be. You are right that it's being magnified by the
by LorenPechtel 4y ago
You've got it wrong--the actual rate of abuse has gone down considerably, not merely the same as it used to be. You are right that it's being magnified by the news competing for eyeballs.
And the greatest risk isn't the stranger, it's people you know and trust. The vast, vast majority of people aren't going to harm a kid--you teach kids that if they need help they should go up to an adult and ask. That reduces the risk much further.
- josiahpeters 4y agoDo you have a source for this? I would love to have this in my back pocket for future discussions about this topic.
- rovolo 4y agoI'm not sure about abuse statistics, but these are the U.S. stats for kidnapping: https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/2021-ncic-missing-person-and-unidentified-person-statistics.pdf/view https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/2021-ncic-missing-person... 2021 missing-person stats: - 94.5% (231k) runaway - 1% (2,555) abducted by non-custodial parent - 0.1% (331) abducted by stranger - 4.3% (10k) adult