STATISTICS

Almost 800,000 individuals are reported missing in the US each year.
Of these, 85-90 percent are juveniles, equaling nearly 2000 missing children daily. http://www.dragon4kids.com

Although the Justice Department will not quote firm statistics in child abduction cases, a Justice report put together 12 years ago said acquaintances were responsible for 27 percent of kidnappings, strangers were responsible 24 percent of the time, and family members 49 percent of the time. However, kidnappings by acquaintances are by far the most likely to result in violence--24 percent. http://www.courttv.com/news/feature/missing_ctv.html

In a country with some 59 million children, abductions by a stranger are perhaps the most terrifying of crimes. There are about 114,600 stranger abductions attempted each year (about 134 a day), and about 3,200 to 4,600 are successful. Of those, about 200 to 300, are what the FBI calls "stereotypical" kidnappings, where a child is gone overnight, transported over some distance, intended to be kept by the perpetrator or even killed.

"Violent child victimizers were substantially more likely than adult victimizers to have been physically or sexually abused when they were children."
 http://www.childlures.com/research/statistics.asp

Out-of-the-home abductions occur 45-65 times annually.

250,000-500,000 pedophiles reside in the United States.
U.S. Department of Justice

Convicted child molesters who abused girls had an average of 52 victims each. Men who molested boys had an astonishing average of 150 victims.
Study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health/ Dr. Gene G. Abel, Emory University

Convicted rape and sexual assault offenders serving time in state prisons report that two-thirds of their victims were under the age of 18, and 58% of those--or nearly 4 in 10 imprisoned violent sex offenders--said their victims were aged 12 or younger. U.S. Department of Justice

Offenders who served time for sexual assault were 7.5 times as likely as those convicted of other crimes to be rearrested for a new sexual assault.
SOCUM (Safeguarding Our Children – United Mothers)
http://www.prevent-abuse-now.com/stats2.htm#Recidivism

1 in 5 violent offenders serving time in a state prison reported having victimized a child.

7 in 10 offenders with child victims reported that
 they were imprisoned for a rape or sexual assault.

There were 230,000+ sex offenders out in society on probation or parole as of 1994
and another 99,000 in federal and state prisons.

According to data compiled by the bureau of justice statistics, the number of sex offenders jumped 300 percent between 1980 and 1994.

"Sexual assault continues to represent the most rapidly growing violent crime in America, claiming a victim every 4 seconds.
President, American Medical Association/ Lonnie Bristow, M.D

Alarming Statistics