Another 500,000 go missing without ever being reported
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Why so many?
June 20, 2007 by MCA
The problem of missing children is complex and multifaceted. There are different types of missing children including family abductions; endangered runaways; non-family abductions; and lost, injured, or otherwise missing children. When the public hears of a missing child case, it is generally involving one of the estimated 115 child victims of the most serious, long-term non-family abduction called stereotypical kidnappings.
The best national estimates for the number of missing children are from incidence studies conducted by the U.S. Department of Justices Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. To date two such studies have been completed.
Another 500,000 go missing without ever being reported
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
Why so many?
June 20, 2007 by MCA
The problem of missing children is complex and multifaceted. There are different types of missing children including family abductions; endangered runaways; non-family abductions; and lost, injured, or otherwise missing children. When the public hears of a missing child case, it is generally involving one of the estimated 115 child victims of the most serious, long-term non-family abduction called stereotypical kidnappings.
The best national estimates for the number of missing children are from incidence studies conducted by the U.S. Department of Justices Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. To date two such studies have been completed.