For decades I have been curious, confused, and haunted by the dynamics and scope of child crimes. In the 70's one of my siblings was, for years, sexually abused by a grandparent. Lower case g is intentional and grand as well as parent, ...both inappropriate. From the age of 8-19 I knew that there was a shift in our family that I could not understand. Secrecy and avoidance were, as I have learned, the method most enacted at the time. The affect of the actions of this one predator are uncalcuable. The openness of victims/survivors and the vigilance/strong intent of advocates that I have been blessed with here and on other platforms have been an island of connection in a stormy, mental sea. I have been hesitant to post here and am nervous around this submission and whether it belongs.

While pondering what things/actions I can do to not just be more aware of and supportive in this realm, I merged my desire for this initiative, it's content, and my belief in it's power, with some of the wonderful, insightful, and educational submissions that I find at https://np.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/ . This sub is filled with many varying examples that depict dynamics in a visual, and usually more magnetic/understandable, way. They have helped me to better grasp many arenas whether financial, social, playful, etc… .

My hope and intention, without expectation, is that through collaboration the vast collection of minds, facts/data, and willingness to inform for change I experience here, and the collective artistic and intellectual abilities of the Data Is Beautiful community, there could be the creation of educational/wake up tools. If I am off my rocker please let me know.

One possibility that is forefront for me is the comparison between terrorism and child crimes in relation to the number of victims, media coverage, and the amount of amount of focus, money and social effort is allotted to each. I am baffled when I compare the gross disparity between the actual threat of each, the high frequency of terror and the omission of child crimes in media, and the resources attributed to each. Note: This is based on my perception of what I speculate IS going on. Right or wrong I strongly believe that this is by design.

I just spent 20 mins going through my bookmarks in search of a specific video that was a great example of using graphs and data to depict the locations and frequencies of missing children in the US. Like 60% of child crime and trafficking Ytube vids I have saved, it is no longer available. It was completely comprised of collected data given in visual form and a source I shared many times to educate others. DC and Richmond Virginia were highly over represented. This was a source that propelled my interest in getting more aware and involved, and I believe that more such content would/will aid in education and change.

I invite anyone who is interested to contribute and support in any way. On Data is Beautiful they have "[Topic][Open] Open Discussion Monday — Anybody can post a general visualization question or start a fresh discussion!" and I will copy/paste this there.

Again, Thank you all for your efforts and care. All on the same team