Not to give a sare, but avoid one. Linking post @: http://www.familyresource.com/blog/category/parenting/child-safety/

CAUTION!  CAUTION!  CAUTION!  CAUTION!  CAUTION!  CAUTION!  

This article gives some of the statistics found according to the U.S. Department of Justice of things to be aware of:

* 797,500 children (younger than 18) were reported missing in a one-year period of time studied resulting in an average of 2,185 children being reported missing each day.

*203,900 children were the victims of family abductions

*58,200 children were the victims of non-family abductions

*115 children were the victims of "stereotypical kidnapping," These crimes involve someone the child does not know or someone of slight acquaintance, who holds the child overnight, transports the child 50 miles or more, kills the child, demands ransom, or intends to keep the child permanently)

Some of these statistics are hard to believe, but just to be on the knowing side of things is better than carrying regrets, or at least doing your best to prevent situations like these from happening.