Unless you live in a major metropolitan area, your child has a far greater chance of dying in an airplane crash than being abducted by a stranger.
The national average is 0.14 per 100,000 under the age 16.
In some cities it’s as high as 35 per 100,000.
As for swimming pools, no child under the age of 5 should be supervised by anyone but an adult. From ages 5 to 14, the numbers drop to 0.75 per 100,000, slighter higher than half the national average of 1.3 per 100,000 for adults.
Compare to motor vehicles deaths per 100,00:up to age 14 4
14 to 16 12
16 to 25 23
To put it another way, it’s 150 times more dangerous to let your 17 year old drive to school than to let your 8 year old walk to school.
Unless you live in a major metropolitan area, your child has a far greater chance of dying in an airplane crash than being abducted by a stranger.
The national average is 0.14 per 100,000 under the age 16.
In some cities it’s as high as 35 per 100,000.
As for swimming pools, no child under the age of 5 should be supervised by anyone but an adult. From ages 5 to 14, the numbers drop to 0.75 per 100,000, slighter higher than half the national average of 1.3 per 100,000 for adults.
Compare to motor vehicles deaths per 100,00:up to age 14 4
14 to 16 12
16 to 25 23
To put it another way, it’s 150 times more dangerous to let your 17 year old drive to school than to let your 8 year old walk to school.