Online Safety Question Of The Day 7/22

patzer wrote: Today's question.....

What percentage of online sexual solicitations of minors are actually reported to a law-enforcement agency, an Internet Service Provider, or a hotline? The answer will be a percentage.

Post your answer by Saturday at 11:59 PM EST
Remember, your kids can help, but no google searches for the right answer!

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mamasbigbaby replied: I'm guessing hotline. I'm clueless.

patzer replied: The answer will be a percentage. Good luck!
-Mike

mamasbigbaby replied: What doesthat mean? (1ht, sorry)

Maddie&EthansMom replied: I'd say the percentage is really small...maybe 15% or less.

mamasbigbaby replied: Maybe 4%

Hillbilly Housewife replied: I'd say 8%... and probably not even reported by the kids, but likely by a parent.

gr33n3y3z replied: 5% or less

redchief replied:
I'd say less... maybe 2% or 3%

CantWait replied: 26%

MomToJade&Jordan replied: I was thinking 2% or 3% myself.

patzer replied: 7 More minutes to get your guess in! Tonight the answer will be on time.
-Mike

ashtonsmama replied:
Between 1% and 5%!

I'm sure it's a pretty sad number...

patzer replied: A scary fact to ponder.....

A survey in May of 2006 showed that

"Less than 10 percent of sexual solicitations and only 3 percent of unwanted exposure episodes were reported to authorities such as a law-enforcement agency, an Internet Service Provider, or a hotline."




And our winner for the day, with a guess of 8%(the actual answer is around 9.7%)

Zen Mommy

Congrats and good luck tomorrow!

ashtonsmama replied:
Wow! That's pretty depressing...how sad!

I wish more people would report, so that these sickos could get locked up...


And congrats ZEN mommy! You've won....

...nothing, but you did make the closest percentage guess!

redchief replied: I've read that report (the one on netsmartz... it's a Safekids site.

Hillbilly Housewife replied: what? I won?

Wow. I never win. Maybe I should get a lottery ticket!

mamasbigbaby replied: Congrats, ZEN Mommy!!!