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They had a really good story on "On the Media" (amazing program, btw, if you're not familiar) a couple years ago about child abductions and our perceptions of them. In the story they interviewed several people, law enforcement, news people, common folks, about how many kids are abducted each year by strangers. The consensus belief seems to be in the tens of thousands. It turns out according to the FBI, who actually tracks abductions, that about 200 children are taken by strangers, on average, each year in the US. Pretty stark difference. The media and public love the story of the child abductor so much though that each time it happens its a sensation.