Keeping Your Child Safe: A report from the KBI Missing Persons Clearinghouse

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) analyzed the 11,500+ incidents of attempted abductions reported to them between 2005 and 2015 and compiled the trends of attempted abductions. 

Through this research we’ve learned that most attempted abductions:

ü  Occur when the child is either going to or from school or school-related activities (~32%)

ü  Occurs between 2:00-7:00 pm (34%).

ü  Involve a female child (66%)

ü  Involve children between the ages of 10 to 14 (38%)

ü  Involved a perpetrator using a vehicle (71%)

The children most likely to escape are those who:

ü  Ran or walked away prior to contact with the perpetrator (51%)

ü  Those who drew attention to the situation by kicking, screaming, or yelling (30%)

ü  Had a bystander intervene (18%).

The most common lures utilized by the perpetrator are:

ü  Offering a ride (29%)

ü  Asking the child questions (16%)

ü  Offering candy or sweets (12%)

ü  Offering money (8%)

ü  Used an animal in various ways (7%)

To view the report, go to http://www.missingkids.com/AttemptedAbductions .  Many educational resources can be found at http://www.missingkids.com/Safety . Parents can download the FBI child ID app. from iTunes^© or Google Play^© or their own Child ID kit utilizing this link http://www.missingkids.com/ChildID.