According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), every year, more than 200,000 children are abducted by family members. An additional 58,000 are taken by nonrelatives with primarily sexual motives. How many reported abductions

represent cases in which strangers abduct and kill children, hold them for ransom, or take them with the intention to keep?

A) Approximately 115
B) Between 500-1000
C) Approximately 2500
D) About 10,000


A) Approximately 115

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