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I am really bothered by the fact that one of the houses on the street where I live sometimes has children-sometimes very very young-playing in the (fenced-in) yard with no apparent adult supervision. Sometimes on my walks I stop and talk to these kids. While doing so, I used to think "Uh, oh, I hope the adults don't come out and get angry because they are creeped out because I'm just some random stranger talking to their kids" (While the fact that I'm a young white female might seem to preclude people thinking I'm creepy or scary, I nonetheless have accidentally creeped out people in my neighborhood in the past. The joys of that Aspie vibe.)Often, a stranger who is interested in abducting a child will scout out a targeted neighborhood by driving around and observing which children are being watched and which children are not. What they are looking for is a child who is alone, who does not seem to have any adults in the background. By repeatedly driving around a neighborhood on different occasions they can note patterns. A group of children where there is always an adult or two keeping an eye on things will generally be passed on by. These adults may be going in and out of the house, sitting out in the open, or simply looking out the window--but they are there, and if a strange car stops, they are out of that house in a flash.
You're right, not only most abductions, but most child abuse is from family members or relatives. A password only is applicable in a few rare cases. But it's still a good thing to have, just in case.Actually, these situations, while dramatic and highly publicized, are quite rare.