A cursory review of Amber Alerts in US vs Europe show an odd picture: In 2016 in the US 179 Amber Alerts issued with 155 cases resulting in recovery. In Europe in the 2nd quarter of 2017 alone , 1016 Amber Alerts issued with 75% recovery. Either we are under reporting or Europe has way more child abductions than US???
"From Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2016, 179 AMBER Alerts were issued in the U.S. involving 231 children. "
"Since the inception of the program in 1996 through Dec. 31, 2015, 813 children have been safely recovered specifically as a result of an AMBER Alert being issued.
https://amberalert.gov/pdfs/2015AMBERAlertReport.pdf
In 2016, AMBER Alert Europe mapped 29 AMBER Alerts for 33 children in Europe. 32 children were successfully recovered, of which 83% was even recovered within 24 hours.
Same website with 2016 European Amber Alert Stats:
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A cursory review of Amber Alerts in US vs Europe show an odd picture: In 2016 in the US 179 Amber Alerts issued with 155 cases resulting in recovery. In Europe in the 2nd quarter of 2017 alone , 1016 Amber Alerts issued with 75% recovery. Either we are under reporting or Europe has way more child abductions than US???
"From Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2016, 179 AMBER Alerts were issued in the U.S. involving 231 children. "
"Of the 179 AMBER Alerts issued from Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2016, 155 cases resulted in a recovery" http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/documents/2016AMBERAlertReport.pdf
"Since the inception of the program in 1996 through Dec. 31, 2015, 813 children have been safely recovered specifically as a result of an AMBER Alert being issued. https://amberalert.gov/pdfs/2015AMBERAlertReport.pdf
August 9, 2017 Statistics "In April, May and June, AMBER Alert Europe shared information about 1016 missing children with the public. Almost 75 percent of these children were recovered safe and sound within one month. For 6 children a national AMBER Alert was issued." https://www.amberalert.eu/almost-75-percent-missing-children-recovered-within-one-month-last-quarter/
In 2016, AMBER Alert Europe mapped 29 AMBER Alerts for 33 children in Europe. 32 children were successfully recovered, of which 83% was even recovered within 24 hours. Same website with 2016 European Amber Alert Stats: