So I did a quick search because that number seemed absurd, even for a developing country like the US, and it’s in the right ballpark, but according to the sources “most are found and returned to safety”. Most are runaways (92%), and about a third of the remaining 8% are abductions by strangers (would work out to about 13000), and that is disturbing, if true.
That point does make the figure a bit more plausible and logical in a sense. The problem is interpretation since majority of cases are fortunately short-time and quickly resolved.
I find that statistic concerning… Mainly because its made-up, and its attempted exaggeration unnecessarily adds to the social panic.
So I did a quick search because that number seemed absurd, even for a developing country like the US, and it’s in the right ballpark, but according to the sources “most are found and returned to safety”. Most are runaways (92%), and about a third of the remaining 8% are abductions by strangers (would work out to about 13000), and that is disturbing, if true.
Could have gone with “13,000 unsolved missing child reports” and been more effective, because the number would have been credible
That point does make the figure a bit more plausible and logical in a sense. The problem is interpretation since majority of cases are fortunately short-time and quickly resolved.
If you read the Epstein files, most of those children were never categorized as missing, runaway or anything similar.