> One very strange phenomenon is that 95% of all child abuse happens in the family home by close family members and not by some stranger lurking in the shadows.
It's not strange at all. In fact, it applies to almost every kind of abuse. Adult or child, you're far more likely to be abused/kidnapped/hurt/killed by someone you know. Most such crimes arise precisely because of that personal connection. That's not a pretty narrative, however. "Serial" criminals are extremely overemphasized, and people seem to be far more afraid of even a hypothetical possibility of being hurt by one, and not the more likely scenario.
It's not strange at all. In fact, it applies to almost every kind of abuse. Adult or child, you're far more likely to be abused/kidnapped/hurt/killed by someone you know. Most such crimes arise precisely because of that personal connection. That's not a pretty narrative, however. "Serial" criminals are extremely overemphasized, and people seem to be far more afraid of even a hypothetical possibility of being hurt by one, and not the more likely scenario.