If you believe what you see on cable news these days you're probably scared to death to send your kids out of the house.  The truth is kids in America have never been safer.  

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Kidnappings are down 55%, the number of kids who go missing is down 40%, kids are 43% less likely to die in a car crash than they were a decade ago, kids are almost 60% less likely to be the victim of violent crime than they were 20 years ago, and child mortality rates have decreased by 50% in the last 25 years.

The Washington Post published a full report which says it's the safest time in history to be a kid in the US.... So turn Nancy Grace off and relax!

 

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