Child Abduction
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CHILD ABDUCTION
BY: KATIE FETHEROLF
TYPES OF CHILD ABDUCTION
- Family abduction
- Stranger abduction
- Acquaintance abduction
STATISTICS
- Every 40 seconds in the U.S. a child becomes missing or abducted.
- In 74% of cases, victims were dead within the first 3 hours of abduction.
- 74% of child abductions are girls.
LOCATIONS
- Florida is a national epicenter for missing and exploited children
- 80% of stranger abductions occur within a quarter mile of the child's home
- In Michigan during 2014 there were 115 stereotypical kidnappings.
PROFILE OF ABDUCTOR
- 95% of child abductors are men, and tend to be unmarried.
- Unsocial and awkward in social settings.
- Kidnappers also tend to profile their likely target before making an abduction.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Law enforcement does not have to wait 24 hours to report missing child.
- Officers are also required to immediately report the missing child into the NCIC missing person profile.
- Amber alerts are also used to reach out to the public on missing children.
AWARENESS
- Awareness is the most helpful way in prevention of child abductions.
- Keep kids informed on the basics such as don't talk to strangers, stay in groups, and not let strangers in the house.
