A paradox of a safer society is that tragic acts like child abductions make more news than they would if they were more commonplace, inflating the perception of the threat.
People feel that the threat is greater in fact because it is so much rarer.
People feel that the threat is greater in fact because it is so much rarer.
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/