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by abandonliberty 4085 days ago
Overprotective parents will claim that's a result of their actions.

Also, as less parents allow their children to roam, the risk to the remaining ones increase as there are a smaller pool of children readily abductible.

Meanwhile 3 million children a year have substantiated reports of abuse (50% of reported) https://www.childhelp.org/child-abuse-statistics/