After his daughter Polly was kidnapped and murdered, Marc Klaas was inspired to create a training manual for parents on how to prevent and respond to child abductions. Members of the law enforcement community, child locator services, the media and other parents of abducted children all contributed to this discussion. While your child is growing up, predators will attempt to abduct more than 2.6 million children. In almost 100,000 cases, they will be successful. The lucky ones will never forget the experience.
Child abductions are a real danger.
It CAN happen to you and your family. Whether you live in a big city or a small town makes no difference - the rate of abduction is the same. Children are not totally safe anywhere not at school, not at the mall, not even in or near home. What it does mean is that children need to be educated on safety issues. The earlier you start, the better.