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Missing Children

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Statistics

Publications and Multimedia

AMBER Alert Report: Analysis of AMBER Alert Cases
Office of Justice Programs, Annual Report

National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Annual Report

Fourth National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway and Thrownaway Children (NISMART‐4) Law Enforcement Survey – Stereotypical Kidnapping (LES-SK) Technical Report
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, February 2022

National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway and Thrownaway Children (NISMART-4) Law Enforcement Survey – Missing Children (LES-MC) Pilot Study Report
National Institute of Justice -Sponsored, February 2022

Analysis of Cases Involving Missing Children with Suicidal Tendencies
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2021

Missing Children on the Autism Spectrum
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2021

2020 Missing American Indian and Alaska Native Persons Data
Office of Justice Programs, July 2021

Children Missing from Care
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2020

Native American Children Reported Missing to NCMEC
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Sponsored, 2020

AMBER Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program Fact Sheet
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Sponsored, September 2019

Related Resources

Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons
This Department of Justice website provides information and resources that address the persistent violence endured by Native American families and communities across the country. See the Data & Research page for access to reports and information about federal data sources.

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
NCMEC works to locate and recover missing children and raises public awareness about ways to prevent child abduction, molestation, and sexual exploitation.

National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Administered by the National Institute of Justice, NamUs is the first national online repository for missing records and unidentified decedent cases.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
OJJDP supports states, local communities, and tribal jurisdictions in their efforts to develop and implement effective programs for juveniles. Access the Missing and Exploited ChildrenNational Missing Children's Day, and Runaway and Homeless Youth sections of the OJJDP website for program information and links to publications and resources.

Date Modified: May 16, 2023
Date Created: August 18, 2020