Attempted Abductions
Attempted abductions most often occur on the street while children are walking, biking, or playing outside.
The majority of kidnappings involving of school-age children occur before and after school when children are traveling from home to school and after dinner between 6 – 7 p.m
The Most Common Lure Tactics Include:
- Offering a child a ride
- Offering a child money
- Offering a child treats
- Asking the child questions
- Using an animal to interest the child
Online Enticement Red Flags To Be Aware Of
- Grooming through sexual conversation/role playing
- Asking for explicit images from the child/teen
- Building rapport with compPretending to be younger
- Offering incentives of gifts- money, gas card, food, transportation, place to stay, alcohol or drugs
*Source: NCMEC
