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Why Teach KidSafe?
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- One out of four girls and one out of seven boys will be sexually exploited by the age of 18.
- The average child molester will molest 50 girls before being caught and convicted.
- A child molester that seeks out boys will molest 150 boys before being caught and convicted and he will commit at least 280 sexual crimes in his lifetime.
- Most sexual abuse happens between the ages of 7-13
- There are over 500,000 registered sex offenders in the United States.
- 80,000 to 100,000 of the above offenders are missing.
- 85-90% of molesters are known by the family or victim and are the most common abusers.
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| The numbers are sobering and many are not accurate because many cases of child molestation go unreported each year. The National Institute of Mental Health found that only 1% to 10% of victims ever disclose their abuse. |
Internet Stats
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- Over 500,000 predators on the internet.
- 1 in 5 children are solicited for sex.
- Predators online are seeking kids between ages 10-15 years old.
- Fewer then 10% ever tell authorities about it.
- 89% of sexual solicitation are made in chatrooms or IM.
- 4 million children are posting content on the web everyday.
- 76% of parents do not have rules about what their kids can do online.
- Nearly 30% of youth aged 11-15 have been a victim or perpetrator of cyber bullying.
- 42% of kids have been bullied while online.
- 58% have not told their parents or an adult about something mean or hurtful that happened to them online.
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There are three types of abduction: 
- Family Abduction – account for 49% - There are approximately 350,000 family related abductions a year.
- Acquaintance Abduction (Someone the victim knows) account for 27%
- Stranger Abduction – account for 24%. There are approximately 115,000 attempted stranger abductions.
3000-4500 non-family (stranger) abductions – this is the one most feared by parents. The victims are more likely to be sexually assaulted, physically harmed or murdered. |
The average victim of abduction and murder is an approximately 11 year old girl, who is described as a low risk, normal child from a middle class neighborhood with a stable family relationship who has initial contact with her abductor within a quarter mile of her home.
74% of abducted children who are murdered are dead within three hours of the abduction. |
We can make a huge positive impact on these statistics by educating ourselves and our children in personal safety. |
| Contact KidSafe USA to learn how you can make a difference. |
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