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Sex Offender Stats

95% of parents didn't recognize the lingo kids use to let people know that their parents are watching
89% of sexual solicitations are made in either chat rooms or Instant Messages
One of out of every five kids has received unwanted sexual solicitation online
75% of youth who receive an online sexual solicitation did not tell a parent
76% of parents don't have rules about what their kids can do on the computer
4,000,000 children are posting content to the Web everyday
15,000,000 youth use Instant Messages
80% of offenders were quite explicit about their sexual intentions
73% of cases include multiple sexual encounters
In half the cases, victims are described as being in love with the offender or feelings close friendships
On average, 75% of residents live within one mile of a registered sex offender.
For the sex offender, the internet is the most effective tool ever invented.
80% of children ages 7-18 receive inappropriate e-mail, instant messages or text messages on a daily basis.
37% of on-line teens have used IM (Instant Messenger) to write something that they would not have said in person.
On the internet, everyone's child is a target.

Why the Internet is the perfect place for the child sex offender. It provides the offender with:

An unsupervised environment
Instant gratification
Easy and affordable access
Tremendous storage capacity
Perception of privacy and anonymity
Opportunity for instant communication with children using e-mail, chat rooms, instant messaging, newsgroups, clubs, Blogging, MySpace, Facebook, etc.)

Where do Predators meet our children?