America’s Missing Children: What Happened to Them
By Jerry Walch, 8th Apr 2011 | Follow this author
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In the United States, someone under the age of eighteen goes missing every 40 seconds. Two thousand children every day in the US, 800 thousand children every year go missing in the US. According to the USDOJ (United States Department of Justice), every year, 11.4 children per 1, 000 children go missing in the United States. What happened to them.
- The Abducted Children
- What Happens to the Abducted Children?
- Where Do the Stereotypical Kidnappings Happen?
- Who Are the Victims of the Stereotypical Kidnapping and What Happens to Them.
The Abducted Children
Of the 800 thousand children who go missing annually in the United States, 8.6 percent, or 69 thousand are abducted. Who committed these abductions?
- Eighty-two percent, 656 thousand, were abducted by family members—fathers, mothers, aunts, uncles, et al.
- Only 18 percent, 144 thousand, were abducted by non-family members.
- Sixty-three percent of the non-family members abductors were known by the child or the child's family.
- Only 37 percent of the non-family abductors were complete strangers.
What Happens to the Abducted Children?
The “stereotypical kidnappings”.
According to the USDOJ statistics, there were 115 stereotypical kidnapping of children in 1999. The vast majority of those kidnappings, 71 percent, are are perpetrated by complete strangers; the remaining 29 percent are committed by people known to the victim or the victims family.
Of all the victims of the stereotypical kidnapping, only 56 percent are returned home safely. Four percent of the stereotypical victims are never found, 40 percent are found
dead. The typical stereotypical kidnapper is male (75 percent) and under the age of 29 (67 percent).
Where Do the Stereotypical Kidnappings Happen?
Most abductions by non-family members happen within a one-quarter mile of the victim's home.
Thirty-two percent of those abductions take place on the street and 75 percent of the abducted are taken to another location.
Almost half of the victims, 45 percent, are taken away in the perps vehicle.
Twenty-eight percent of the victims are taken to the perps home.
Fourteen percent are taken to some other structure.
Who Are the Victims of the Stereotypical Kidnapping and What Happens to Them.
- Sixty-five percent of these non-family kidnapping victims are girls.
- In 46 percent of all non-family abductions, the child was sexually assaulted.
- In 31 percent of the cases, the child was physically assaulted in a nonsexual manner.
- In 40 percent of the cases, the abductor used a weapon of some sort to effect the assault.
- One in five ultimately end up dead with 74 percent dying within the first three hours after their abduction.
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8th Apr 2011 (#)
Kidnapping is a terrible thing, thank you for highilghting this problem Jerry
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8th Apr 2011 (#)
Yes, Caol, kidnapping is a terrible crime even when the victim is an adult but it is especially reprehensible when it a child that is kidnapped.
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8th Apr 2011 (#)
It's astonishing to know that 800 thousand children every year go missing in the US.
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8th Apr 2011 (#)
Yes, author avatar Rathnashikamani, the statistics are mind boggling.
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8th Apr 2011 (#)
Excellent article Jerry. Just goes to show that parents now days cannot just teach stranger danger; we have to teach our children to be aware of everyone. Sad how this world is coming to.
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8th Apr 2011 (#)
Yes, Devoted, the dangers from within the family can be just as great as the dangers from outside the family.
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8th Apr 2011 (#)
Interesting and important article. I told my better half about "every 40seconds...". She read me a facebook message warning people here about a man in a red van whos been observed trying to lure some kids into his car. Strange coincidence.. I would love to catch him in action, put him in the trunk of my car and drive around looking for some texas fire ants.. : )
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9th Apr 2011 (#)
I hear you Jonathan. I have a full gun cabinet and a concealed carry that's good in all fifty states Thanks to my service with Uncle Sam.
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9th Apr 2011 (#)
It is very sad to imagine a kid was a kidnapped with no hpe of seeing them alive or at all. My niece went missing at the age of 20 fourteen years ago and upto this day we haven't heard of her. We have no idea whether she was kidnapped, killed or if she is still alive somewhere.
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9th Apr 2011 (#)
Nan Joe, I hope that you get closure one day soon.
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9th Apr 2011 (#)
I think a parent's worst nightmare would be abduction: at least if your child dies, you know where they are; but if they are abducted, you don't know if they are alive or dead.
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9th Apr 2011 (#)
wow, sad and horrifying stats. I wonder how the USA ranks compared to other countires.
To Nan Joe, I hope the family will someday get answers, how sad.
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9th Apr 2011 (#)
We pray that one day, we will get to know the truth.
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9th Apr 2011 (#)
I don't know about other countries, Mark, but I may look into it.
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9th Apr 2011 (#)
This is so sad. I just wrote a story about abandoned children for my book and the research for the Author's Notes': were not things I wanted to hear, but it happens every day. Great Article. joan marei
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9th Apr 2011 (#)
Thanks Joan Marie
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9th Apr 2011 (#)
Very tragic reality; potent depiction with well researched information.
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9th Apr 2011 (#)
Thank you rama devi nina.
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9th Apr 2011 (#)
Jerry I have to agree with all, the stats are unreal. I knew it was bad but, not this bad. Well written piece my friend. Thank you for sharing.:)
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10th Apr 2011 (#)
Yes Denise the stats are shocking. They get worse. If you count the missing children that never make it to the DOJ stats, the total rises to about 1.5 million.
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23rd Jul 2011 (#)
Jerry Please take some time to research this effort we can find the missing quickly. read http://trenton.2ya.com and you will get angry the proposed soluiton is being with held from the public We should be made aware of ALL possible answers to find the missing NO MATTER how outside the box Please ADD YOUR VOICE and get involved
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10th Apr 2011 (#)
This is shocking, even if it is true that we live in a world of sorrows.
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10th Apr 2011 (#)
We do live in a world of sorrows, looking at the world from a Christian perspective, but I find intolerable is that it is the innocent that suffer the most.
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10th Apr 2011 (#)
So sad. I wrote a story called Abandoned and did some research into what happens to these children who are abducted or abandoned. It is over the top how often these horrors happen. jm
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11th Apr 2011 (#)
Yes, JM, very sad indeed but horrifying would be a better word than sad.
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24th Apr 2011 (#)
God this is real and indeed very sad!!!
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23rd Jul 2011 (#)
You ALL need to read http://trenton.2ya.com and you will get angry the proposes soluiton is being with held from the public We should be made aware of ALL possible answers to find the missing NO MATTER how outside the box Please ADD YOUR VOICE and get involved
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24th Apr 2011 (#)
Very true Humza
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23rd Jul 2011 (#)
You ALL need to read http://trenton.2ya.com and you will get angry the proposes soluiton is being with held from the public We should be made aware of ALL possible answers to find the missing NO MATTER how outside the box Please ADD YOUR VOICE and get involved
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14th Aug 2011 (#)
There are about 76.5 million children in the US, If 800,000 went missing every year, that would be 1 in 95, the sat is way off.
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10th Feb 2013 (#)
Don't you realize that the NWO is chomping at the bits to enact satellite tracking of all people in the guise of solving missing persons.
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11th Feb 2013 (#)
Its sad but how do thiey go missing is someone stelling them
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