Statistics

Online Vicitmization Stats: 

• More than 30 million American kids and teens under the age of 18 use the Internet.
• More than one-third of youth Internet users (34%) saw sexual material online they did not want to see in the past year.
• In 2006, 1 in 7 youth Internet users received unwanted sexual solicitations.
• Four percent of youth Internet users received aggressive solicitations where they were asked to meet offline.
• 34% of youth Internet users communicated online with people they did not know in person.
• 11% of youth Internet users formed close online relationships with people they met on the computer.
• Four percent of kids using the Internet reported that online solicitors had asked them for nude or sexually explicit photographs of themselves.

Teen Internet Safety Stats:

•  61% of 13- to 17-year-olds have a personal profile on a site such as MySpace, Friendster, or Xanga. Half have also posted pictures of themselves online.
• 71% reported receiving messages online from someone they don't know.
• 45% have been asked for personal information by someone they don't know.
• 30% have considered meeting someone that they've only talked to online.
• 14% have actually met a person face-to-face they've only spoken to over the Internet.