How many children have been recovered through AMBER ALERTS?

Since 1997 through March 2012, the AMBER Alert program has been credited with the safe recovery of 572 children.

How many children are reported missing each year?

The U.S. Department of Justice reports

• Nearly 800,000 children younger than 18 are missing each year, or an average of 2,185 children reported missing each day.
• More than 200,000 children were were abducted by family members.
• More than 58,000 children were abducted by nonfamily members.

Teach vigilance.  Safety doesn't happen by accident.

June 3, 2012

One Year Later

A year ago, I remember my dad telling me to look up a story about a girl named Lauren Spierer. She was a beautiful, 20-year-old college student at the University of Indiana, and she had gone missing. People had come from all over the United States to search for her. I was sure that she would be found soon.


As of today, a year has passed since Lauren disappeared. There were leads at first of course, but none of them has panned out. I can't even imagine how hard this day is for the people that love Lauren. To have your daughter, your sister, your friend missing... their hearts are surely broken. I bet that not a day passes without them thinking of her, and that horrible moment when they received the phone call that something was wrong.


I am going to be a junior in college this year, so I know what it's like to think that you are on top of the world. We're in college; bad things happen, but not to us. It's a horrible truth that we have to face, but bad things happen to good people. Please stay vigilant. Watch out for yourself. Watch out for your friends. Simply being proactive by staying aware of your surroundings is (in my opinion) the best way to be safe. 


There is still hope for Lauren. Some one knows something about her disappearance. If you have any knowledge about what happened, please come forward. Someday, Lauren will be found.


-Rachel with Vigilant PPS