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Experts say stranger abductions remain rare amid high profile cases
Experts note that while reports from San Diego Salt Lake City and Stanton create an impression of a kidnapping epidemic, stranger abductions are statistically rare and on a downward trend. FBI officials and researchers cite declining totals, with cases like Samantha Runnion highlighting the rarity and brutality of such crimes.
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San Diego
Salt Lake City
Stanton
Calif
FBI
Angela Bell
Samantha Runnion
Elizabeth Smart
Danielle van Dam
Danielle
Elizabeth
Butl
David Finkelhor
University of New Hampshire
Crimes Against Children Center
Justice Department
Finkelhor
National Center For Missing and Exploited Children
van Dam
Smart
Runnion
Allen