Once again, to recognize how few non-family INFANT abductions there are, here are our statistics....
Since 1983 (almost 30 years), there have only been 278 INFANT abductions. Of these, only 12 infants have not be recovered or located. Of the 278, almost half of these were newborn abductions from hospitals. So...as we look at 30 years, we can see how few non-family infant abductions there are.
ETA: I hate to say "only" 278 infant abductions....just 1 would be too many. But when you compare infant abductions to child abductions the numbers are very low.
I don't think anyone really thinks Lisa was taken by a complete stranger. Someone who knew them somehow.
These are abduction by "Non family members, which is misleading... that means Not parents or legal guardians."
So grandparents, aunt, sister... if not the legal guardian would be included in "Non family members" by their definition.
http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/documents/InfantAbductionStats.pdf
Though really, Lisa would NOT be included in these statistics because she is 10 months old.
These statistics ONLY apply to 0 to 6 months old. If you add 7-12 months, how many more are there?
For the sake of discussion, when were these statistics updated?
Does this include 4 month old Ramy taken in May, in the middle of the night by her paternal Grandmother who'd only met her once?
Not a stranger but an identical scenario to Lisa, as far as the abduction went.
She also is a "non-family member" abduction and would be included, because she was not taken by a parent or guardian.
Does it include babies who were abducted as infants and found as adults recently? Or are they still among the "missing?"
Where do the completely unsolved cases fit in? Sabrina, 5 months old?
Where does she go? They don't list that year specifically... she doesn't appear to be there at all.
So perhaps they are only counting absolutely confirmed abductions caught on camera or with witnesses/violence and that is why the majority are from health care facilities?
I wonder how many more there are that are abducted from the home, that are not listed because someone decided the parents did it and the baby was never found?
http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/documents/InfantAbductionStats.pdf
Out of the 278
Newborn - 6 month old infants abducted by a non guardian/non parent...
112 of those were from the home.
No times, locations in the home or circumstances given.
33 included violence to the mother.
4 still missing.
38 were "other places" (not the home, or health care locations.)
10 included violence to the mother.
3 still missing.