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So much for stranger danger and predatory pedophiles.

* NY CRIME
* APRIL 7, 2011

Study Undermines Kidnapping Fears

BY SEAN GARDINER

The fear that a child could be snatched away by a stranger nags at many parents. But a new report examining cases from last year shows that in New York, it is extraordinarily rare for children to be taken by someone they don't know.

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services said Wednesday that 20,309 children were reported missing statewide last year. Just one of them was confirmed to have been abducted by a stranger, the agency reported.

The vast majority of the missing children�almost 94% of last year's total�were runaways. Most of them were teenagers.

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the same thing goes for murder
you're much more likely to be murdered by a relative or person who knows you well
that's why i always watch my back at home

[young_clinton]

Reminds me of the snuff films everybody thought was real The FBI has always said those are fake.

[jrwhite82]

What raises my eyebrows about this article is that over 20,000 children were reported missing in only one year!

There were probably quite a few who weren't reported missing too!

What's up with all the runaways???

[rollo]

Some of this is custodial issues. Parents fighting. I had a friend who took his kids camping. Awakened in the middle of the night surrounded by law enforcement. They tried to charge him with kidnapping. Mother had a burr under her saddle and claimed he had taken kids without her permission. Common sense prevailed in the end fortunately for him.

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They had the house open and were selling stuff out of the first floor, but you couldn't go in the basement.

I listening at the door for a second, but I couldn't hear anything so I also bought a used poker set with cards and chips/chip holder for a buck (they were pretty much giving stuff away).