Thursday, December 10, 2009

How Safe Is Your Teen From Crimes Left Alone In An Apartment?

As you type from Google the following words “Apartment Teens Crimes”, you will be shocked that there are 9 millions results. Let alone enter the word “Apartment” and you will see about the news on “McDonough teen found strangled in apartment near Georgia Southern…” Does our teenagers really safe from today’s society?

Access to Internet Pornography, playing violent video games, and online exposure to social communities where cyber-bullies and online predators are the factors contributed to the behaviors of today generation of teenagers.

As a parent, how worried you should be for your kids? How widespread are these dangers really are today compared to a decade ago? In America alone and according to FBI, there is a declining trend to violent crime in 2005 compared to 10 years ago which include teen crimes and teen violence. (The FBI has not yet released 2005 crime data by age group.)

There were 49.7 victims of violent crime (homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) for every 1,000 12-to-15-year-olds in 2004, compared with a high of 118.6 in 1994. There was a similar drop of more than 50 percent among 16-to-19-year-olds.

But whatever is the statistics, Are you not concern with your kids? Don’t let them be included to the statistics.

Sexual crimes on teens are on the rise and sexual predators are getting prevalent and almost one in five young teenagers will receive an unwanted solicitation from predators through interaction through the internet.

Try to observe your teen behavior. Is he or she spending most of the time inside the room in front of the computer? Is he or she like to spend alone in the apartment? These are tell-tale sign and you must confront you kids early to avoid such misfortune that might happen to your family.

Most of crimes on teens happened in their own apartment by letting in completely a total stranger who they just met online. Parents should be aware of such danger and please find some time to be with your children and protect them from such impending danger.