[Freedom2specul8]

http://www.childalert.org/statistics.htm

Statistics

Missing Children Reports Made	Percent
Immediately	19%
Within 1 Hour	25%
Within 2 Hours	40%
Within 4.5 Hours	68%
Within 24 Hours	86%
More than 24 Hours	99%

When Abducted Children Were KILLED	Percent
Within 1 Hour	44%
Within 3 Hours	74%
Within 7 Days	91%
Within 30 Days	100%

It has been documented that 22 percent of the victims were still alive at the time that they were reported missing but even more alarming is that 42 percent had already been killed BEFORE they were even reported missing.

These statistics clearly substantiate the need for change and how important the Abduction Central Alert (ACA) software program is in assisting the police and 911.

[mommya]

Kim - those are great finds and wonderful posts. I was wondering if there were any kind of statistics regarding this very issue - interval of time before child reported missing - and you have saved me some searching - thanks.

I want you to know that I will now think differently should I find myself in a similar situation - with a missing child (heaven forbid) - seeing the stats for how long an abducted child is usually alive is truly frightening.

However....It does support my original belief - that most people would take longer to report her missing. I know it's not wise - but it is normal.

"there is typically a two hour delay before the police are informed that the child is missing."

Thanks again for posting that valuable information.

[pyx]

Missing Children Reports Made

What is the age they use to define a child in these reports ?