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That's just another dimension of the problem. But let's be honest here, there are a lot of child snatches in the US. About 150 to 160 new reports yearly per 10

That's just another dimension of the problem. But let's be honest here, there are a lot of child snatches in the US. About 150 to 160 new reports yearly per 100000 kids. By comparison, Denmark annually reports between 50 to 75 new missing child cases per 100000 children. (And even that obscures the starkness of the difference. Because in Denmark, they count children abducted to another country by a parent as a missing child if the country they are abducted to is a member of the convention. So you actually have to subtract about 35 to 40 cases per 100000 children from the Denmark numbers to get an apples to apples comparison to the US numbers. I just wanted to present the numbers in a fashion as friendly to your view as possible. And still there is a pretty stark difference.)

kbolino 2y ago
Aren't many cases of missing children in the US also abductions by a parent?
- bilbo0s 2y ago
  They aren't counted as missing children cases. That's "parental abduction" according to FBI stats. And also get special handling due to the convention if it's international.
bglazer 2y ago
Isn’t the same true of familial versus stranger abductions in the US? Like the vast majority are familial, correct?
- bilbo0s 2y ago
  If a parent takes them internationally, that goes into a different bucket in the FBI stats. (Maybe because of the convention? Since those get special handling.) But if a parent takes them and they stay in the US, they will count as child abductions. Domestic family abduction is about 4.5% of the total in the US. Not the majority, but they do get the focus. What I mean by that is that if you look at Amber Alerts, about 58% are evoked by family abductions. So that's a huge asymmetry. 58% of Amber Alerts, but only 4.5% of missing kids. I think in the case of family abduction maybe you know about the abduction faster? So you report it faster? Not sure. I just always thought that was a huge asymmetry. EDIT: I just realized I didn't directly answer your question. No. The majority are not familial.

kbolino 2y ago

Aren't many cases of missing children in the US also abductions by a parent?

bilbo0s 2y ago
They aren't counted as missing children cases. That's "parental abduction" according to FBI stats. And also get special handling due to the convention if it's international.

bglazer 2y ago

Isn’t the same true of familial versus stranger abductions in the US? Like the vast majority are familial, correct?

bilbo0s 2y ago
If a parent takes them internationally, that goes into a different bucket in the FBI stats. (Maybe because of the convention? Since those get special handling.) But if a parent takes them and they stay in the US, they will count as child abductions. Domestic family abduction is about 4.5% of the total in the US. Not the majority, but they do get the focus. What I mean by that is that if you look at Amber Alerts, about 58% are evoked by family abductions. So that's a huge asymmetry. 58% of Amber Alerts, but only 4.5% of missing kids. I think in the case of family abduction maybe you know about the abduction faster? So you report it faster? Not sure. I just always thought that was a huge asymmetry. EDIT: I just realized I didn't directly answer your question. No. The majority are not familial.