First published at 06:52 UTC on August 2nd, 2022.
It might seem astonishing:
But cases of missing kids today are on the rise. The number could have been even higher if not for the lack of a standard definition of the term “missing child.”
After all, missing could mean a lot of things.
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It might seem astonishing:
But cases of missing kids today are on the rise. The number could have been even higher if not for the lack of a standard definition of the term “missing child.”
After all, missing could mean a lot of things.
Sometimes, a missing child has simply run away from home.
There are also missing children who would fall into the category of throwaways, meaning they are abandoned knowingly. But more sinister cases involve abduction, kidnapping, and even murder.
As a result, reliable missing children statistics are few and far between.
In 2019, 421,394 children in the US were reported missing.
1 out of every 10,000 missing children reported to the police is not found alive.
In 2019, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCME) assisted law enforcement and families with more than 29,000 missing children cases.
In the US, a child goes missing every 90 seconds.
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children statistics, about 4,600 children are abducted by strangers every year.
In the EU, the reported number of missing children every year is 250,000.
The recovery rate for missing children in the United States most difficult cases rose from 62% in 1990 to 97% in 2011.
A family member masterminds 9% of child abductions due to a custody dispute.
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