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At any time, there are 50,000 sexual predators online.
22% of targets for online predators were between
the ages of 10 and 13.
A recent survey of 1,501 kids between the ages of 10
and 17 showed that approximately 1 in 4 had had an
unwanted exposure to some kind of image of naked
people or people having sex in the last year.
Roughly 1 in 5 kids had received a sexual
solicitation.
One in 33 kids had received an aggressive solicitation,
meaning that someone had asked them to meet them
somewhere, or called them, or sent them regular mail,
money or gifts.
Only 25% of solicited children were distressed by their encounters
and subsequently told a parent; 75% remained silent.
Facts at a Glance
The size of the wired teen population surges at the seventh
grade mark. While about 60% of sixth graders use the Internet,
by seventh grade the number jumps to 82%. (Pew Internet and
American Life, "Teens and Technology,")
47% of children have received e-mails with links to
pornographic websites. (Symantec market research
report)
30% of teenage girls polled by the Girl Scout Research Institute
said they had been sexually harassed in a chatroom. Only 7%,
however, told their mothers or fathers about the harassment,
as they were worried that their parents would ban them from
going online. (Girl Scout Research Institute)
81% of parents and 79% of teens state that teenagers aren’t careful enough when
giving out information about themselves online. 65% of parents and 64% of teens say
that teenagers do things online that they wouldn’t want their parents to know about.
(Pew Internet and American Life, “Protecting Teens Online,”)
From the dangers of the
internet! Know what they
do and see while online.
14% of children have
arranged to meet a
stranger through the
Internet
Virtual innocence?
1. 25 percent of five-year olds use the Internet.
2. In 2004 more children used the Internet than adults.
3. 44 percent of children have felt sexually harassed on the Internet.
4. 50% of children use the Internet alone.
1. 25 percent of five-year olds use the Internet.
2. In 2004 more children used the Internet than adults.
3. 44 percent of children have felt sexually harassed on the Internet.
4. 50% of children use the Internet alone.
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