A child's chances of being abducted by a stranger are rare, and the likelihood that the kidnapping will end in murder are rarer still. There is approximately one child abduction murder for every 10,000 reports of a missing child, according to a report prepared by the Attorney General of Washington state.
This rarity is a major reason why worst-case scenarios get the most attention, with the murders of two California girls, Danielle van Dam and Samantha Runnion, most recently making headlines across the United States. Missing children who have been murdered can also claim as part of their legacy improvements in the ways we keep kids safe and find those who are lost, as in the cases of Adam Walsh and Polly Klaas.
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