The first few hours of a child abduction is the most important to a safe recovery! 

  • Estimates show that approximately 900,000 juveniles (under 18) are reported missing every year.
  •  Victims of “stranger kidnappings” are found alive only 60% of the time. “Family kidnappings” account for approximately 50% of all child abductions.
  • “Acquaintance kidnapping” (kidnapping by person(s) known to the family account for over 25% of all child kidnappings.
  • “Stranger kidnapping” account for approximately 25% of all child kidnappings.
  • The number of missing persons has risen from just over 150,000 to over 900,000 in the last 20 years.
  • Approximately 80% of non family abductions are sexually motivated.