In 2002 an estimated 1,325,600 kids went missing. 797,500 were reported as missing. 628,900 of these children were identified as runaways returning home safe. Of the other 528,100 children their parents didn’t even bother to file a report. 203,900 children were the victims of family abductions. 58,200 children were the victims of non-family abductions. 1 of 5 girls will be sexually abused before her 18th birthday. 1 of 6 boys will be sexually abused before his 18th birthday. 1 of 5 children has been propositioned for sex over the Internet. 2 of 3 sexual abuses are perpetrated against teenagers or younger children. 90% of sexual assaults are committed against someone the perpetrator knows. The median age for male molestation victims under 18 is 9.8 years old. The median age for female molestation victims under 18 is 9.6 years old. There are new 400,000 victims of sexual assault every year. There are over 602,000 registered sex offenders in the US. There are over 100,000 sex offenders that fail to register in the US. 76% of serial rapists claim they were molested as children. Over 40% of male juvenile delinquents were molested as children
