Child Abduction In America

★★CHILD ABDUCTION IN AMERICA Child Abduction A Child Goes 800,000 Missing Every 40 Children under the age of 18 go missing Every Year. Seconds ★★★★★★★ 4% of abducted children are never found Stereotypical Stranger Abductions Stereotypical Stranger Abductions Occur When the Child is Taken and Killed, Held for Ransom, or Taken With the Intention to Keep Permanently There are 100-130 Stereotypical Stranger Abductions Each Year 40% of Children Abducted by Strangers are Murdered 86% of Children In 76% of Homicides, Abducted by Strangers Experience Physical or Sexual Assault the Child is Murdered Within the FIRST THREE HOURS of 40% Abduction Stranger Abductions are Most Often Committed by MALES BETWEEN AGE 20 AND 39 In 54% of Cases, 16% of These Children are Taken the Children are Taken From From Their Own Outdoor Areas Yard Non-Family Member Abductions 58,000 Children Are Abducted by Non-Family Members Each Year Non-Family Abductions Involve Someone That the Child Knows 74% of Non-Family Member Abductions Are Girls 74% The Primary Motive for Non-Family Member Abductions Is Sexual Family Member Abductions Family Member Abductions Involve Anyone Who is Related to the Child (most often the parent) 200,000 Children Are Abducted by Family Members Each Year 44% of Children Abducted by Family Members Are Under Age 6 53% Are Abducted by their Biological Father 25% Are Abducted by their Biological Mother 46% of Family Abducted Children Are Gone Less Than 1 Week 21% Are Gone Month or More RECOVERY OF ABDUCTED CHILDREN The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Reported That Their Hotline Received Over 470 Calls Per Day in 2011 The Recovery Rate for Missing Children Has Photo Distribution Has Been Linked to the Recovery of 1 in Every 6 Missing Child Grown from 62% in 1990 to 97% Cases Today 62% 97% TODAY 1990 Children Escape Attempted Abductions 81% of the Time Through Their Own Actions 28% Actively Resisted by Yelling, Kicking, Screaming, or Attracting Attention 53% Knew That Something Wasn't Right and Ran Away Immediately THE AMBER ALERT The AMBER Alert Program Was Created in 1996 and Stands for: Named After 9-Year-Old A merica's Amber Hagerman, Who Was Kidnapped While Riding Her Bike in Arlington Texas and Later Found Murdered. Missing Broadcast The System is in Place in All 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands Emergency Response As of April 2013, 642 Children Have Been Successfully Recovered as a Result of the AMBER Alert System Kcheckmate ABOUT THIS INFOGRAPHIC: Instant Checkmate, an online background check company that provides arrest records and other public data, created this graphic to raise awareness of child abductions. Please like and share this post to Tel: 866.490,5980 increase the personal and public safety of the children in your community. Please contact authorities immediately if you believe any child has been abducted. www.instantcheckmate.com Sources: http://www.intellicorpintouch.com/child-abduction-statistics.aspx, http://www.missingkids.com/KeyFacts, http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/criminal_mind/psychology/child_abduction/4.html, http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/publications/NC171.pdf, http://www.intellicorpintouch.com/child-abduction-statistics.aspx, https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/196466.pdf, http://www.child-safety-for-parents.com/kidnapping-statistics-in-america.html#.UXq-OiuDRhA,