Everyday Someone Goes Missing
The world is a fucked up place and it's scary too. Every day women and children are taken from their homes, schools, parking lots, parks, shopping, jogging, or even from their homes while sleeping.
Crazy is it not? Straight up it is. What goes through the minds of the taker? Does he do it for fun? For sport, or because he or she is sick in the head and that's what they are prone to do.
Has your parents ever lost you in a grocery store? or in the mall? You just thought it was funny to take off and leave your parents going crazy. I know I have. It is really funny when you are just a kid and no harm is being done. To you, it's fun, and it's hilarious when your parents are frantic and yelling for you; while you are hiding in the clothing rack or under a fruit display. You try not to giggle, you'll give yourself away. You now have the whole store looking for you.
Fuck, I was terrible as a kid, wasn't I?
We know not to wander off not to talk to strangers, and not to get into a vehicle with a stranger either. Not even take candy from them or anything. Say " No thank you and run away home."
But what if you're sleeping in your bed and you hear something in the night. You know it can not be your children or child. You know it can not be the wind, because it is not even windy outside. And that can not be your boyfriend or husband because you are single,
Do you go to look and call the police? Do you wake up your child or children and get them to hide and then you grab some kind of weapon and go look? Do you just hide and call the police?
I would go and get my son, quietly. Take him with me, and look for some kind of weapon and hope I do not run into the person, but if I do, he will get a huge beating. And while creeping through my home, I would be heading for the front door or any door and then fucken running to the neighbors for help.
I would not want to be in the home with whoever is in it. I do not know what they want and I don't care. I would not stick around to find out.
Usually, a man is a lot stronger anyway. That's a good enough reason for me to get the hell out and run for safety.
Kidnapping is a terrifying experience that can happen to anyone, anywhere. In the US, around 2,300 children go missing daily, making kidnapping an alarming form of disappearance.
Kidnapping rates vary across states, including those of strangers and familial kidnappings. Motives range from criminal intent to political reasons or personal vendettas.
That said, protecting your family and loved ones is of utmost importance. In this article, you'll learn:
- Abduction rates
- Human trafficking severity
- High-risk demographics
- Emerging trends in social media kidnapping
How Many People Are Kidnapped?
The reported total number of missing persons in the US was 521,705. The number of missing persons under 21 was 358,059 (68.71%).
In 2020, there were 4,471 people kidnapped due to terrorism. This number doubled from the 2019 incident of 2,895. 2016 showed the most number of terrorist kidnappings, with 15,664 cases.
For more shocking kidnapping statistics, continue reading.'
Kidnapping Demographic Statistics
Kidnapping is the illegal detention or transportation of a person against their will. In January 2023, 555 people across 42 states were missing, of which 284 cases were closed. 12% of the victims, however, were found dead.
This crime has serious physical and psychological effects on the victim's family. Child kidnapping, which targets the most vulnerable, is particularly alarming. Kidnapping can happen to adults too!
To comprehend the magnitude of this issue on a global scale, let's examine the following kidnapping demographics:
1. NCIC entries for missing children totaled 359,094.
(NCMEC)
In 2022, the FBI reported 359,094 NCIC entries for missing children in the US. This number increased by 6.49% from 337,195 missing child entries in 2021.
The same year, NCIC assisted law enforcement, families, and child welfare with 27,644 missing child cases. Of these, 1337 were family and nonfamily abductions.
2. 99% of juvenile kidnapping cases were found alive.
(NamUs)
Out of 555 US missing persons reports in January 2023, 133 juvenile cases were archived. 99% of kidnapped juveniles survived and were alive. In the case of adults, 22% of the cases were found dead.
3. Stranger abductions made up about .35% of missing child cases.
(NCMEC)
In 2022, stranger abductions comprised about .35% of missing child cases. Most missing children were runaways (91.68%), and 1 of 6 were likely victims of child sex trafficking.
4. Globally, around 8 million kids disappear each year.
(Safe at Last)
Eight million children worldwide are forcibly taken or illegally transported each year. In the US alone, 800,000 children reportedly go missing annually.
5. Family kidnapping accounts for 49% of child kidnappings.
(Child Watch)
Family kidnapping accounts for 49% of all child kidnapping cases. It's mostly committed by parents and experienced by kids under six.
The other two frequently occurring types of child kidnapping are:
- Kidnapping by an acquaintance of the victim (27%)
- Stranger kidnapping (24%)
6. 115 children were victims of stereotypical kidnapping.
(NISMART)
The US Department of Justice reported 115 cases of children as victims of "stereotypical" kidnapping. This crime involves a stranger or acquaintance holding the child under any of the following conditions:
- Keeping the child overnight or at least one hour
- Intends to keep the child permanently
- Transports the child 50 miles or more
- Demands a ransom
- Kills the child
7. Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 37% of kidnapping cases.
(Control Risks)
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest kidnapping rates, accounting for 37% of all cases. The Americas region follows behind, with a 32% share of global kidnapping cases.
In contrast, Europe and the CIS region have the lowest kidnapping rates, accounting for only 1% of all cases.
8. Turkey has the highest kidnapping rate worldwide at 42.669 per 100,000.
(World Population Review)
Kidnapping contributes to a nation's violent ranking. The report reveals that Turkey has 42.669 kidnapping cases per 100,000 residents.
The ten countries with the highest kidnapping rates are:
Remains 2023 Fast Fact Sheet provides a national breakdown of missing persons reports (occurrences) by province, age (child or adult), sex (female, male, other or unknown), and probable cause. It has been prepared using numbers generated by the national Missing Children/Persons and Unidentified Remains (MC/PUR) database, which provides the necessary data and tools to coordinate a national approach to these investigations. MC/PUR includes occurrences which are currently open, and concluded occurrences that were open any time after May 16, 2014.
The data in MC/PUR is derived from missing persons transactions in the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC). Therefore, it is limited by the quality and types of data that agencies enter into CPIC and the techniques used by MC/PUR to compile that data. Not all people who go missing are necessarily reported to police, and not all cases reported to police are entered onto CPIC (especially those that are resolved quickly) but the numbers here are unable to represent those. CPIC transactions include repeat runaways and situations where a single instance of a missing person may be entered and deleted multiple times over a period of time. MC/PUR uses algorithms in an attempt to identify and eliminate duplicate data and produce more accurate statistics. These algorithms are different from those used before 2015, so retroactive comparison to years before 2015 will not be completely correct. An occurrence is considered as belonging to the year 2023 based on the person’s reported “Date Last Seen”. The numbers reported herein reflect a “point in time” and can change if records for 2023 cases are added, modified, or flagged as duplicate. The MC/PUR reports used for this Fast Fact Sheet were generated on February 1 and 2, 2024. Footnote1
It is also important to note that in terms of probable cause, there is subjectivity in the original CPIC data that populates MC/PUR and it may not be consistently completed nor maintained by agencies.
There were 183 missing adults not included in the adult subjects table as there was no probable cause entered. It is not possible to determine for any one case if the mandatory sex field in CPIC is capturing biological sex or gender identity, except perhaps for 78 individuals where the recently added value “Other” was used. Since they represent a small percentage of the overall numbers (0.002%), they have not been included in the table below. Of these 78 missing adults of “Other” sex, 10 (13%) had the probable cause of runaway, 2 (3%) had wandered off, and 66 (85%) were either unknown or other probable cause.
For children, 36 missing children were not included in the child subjects table, as there was no probable cause entered. Additionally, 718 missing children (0.02% of the overall number) were not included in the table as the sex was “Other.” Of these 718 missing children of “Other” sex, 579 (81%) had the probable cause of runaway, 4 (<1%) had wandered off, and 135 (19%) were either unknown or other probable cause.
While the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains anticipates that future Fast Fact Sheets will be in a similar format to the one produced this year, the categories may change in future years and retroactive comparisons to previous years may not be possible.
This fact sheet has been compiled for National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains by the Program Research and Development Unit.
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Fast facts
51% of all missing persons reports (all sexes, adults and children) involved adults.
58% of missing adult reports in 2023 involved males.
65% of adults who wandered off were males.
33% of missing adult reports in 2023 were removed from CPIC within 24 hours, while 72% were removed within a week. Footnote3
In 2023, British Columbia had the highest number of missing adult reports per capita, with 269 reports per 100,000 people, followed by Saskatchewan with 153 reports per 100,000 people. Nunavut had the lowest, with 7 reports per 100,000 people.
12% of all missing adults in 2023 were Indigenous and 58% of all missing Indigenous adults were female. Footnote4
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Fast facts
60% of all missing children/youth reports in 2023 involved females.
56% of missing children/youth reports in 2023 were removed from CPIC within 24 hours, while 90% were removed within a week. Footnote7
In 2023, Saskatchewan had the highest number of missing children/youth reports per capita, with 491 reports per 100,000 people, followed by Manitoba with 180 reports per 100,000 people. Yukon and Nunavut had the lowest, with 7 reports per 100,000 people. Footnote8
78% of all missing children/youth subjects in 2023 were between the ages of 14-17.
73% of all missing children/youth subjects in 2023 were identified as runaways, 59% of whom were female.
23% of missing children/youth in 2023 were Indigenous and 70% of all missing Indigenous children/youth were female. Footnote9
Footnotes
Footnote 1
MC/PUR reports used to generate statistics for time to resolve were generated on February 2, 2024 due to technical issues. All other reports were generated on February 1, 2024.
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The population represents quarter 4 of the 2023 Statistics Canada quarterly estimates. Statistics Canada. Table 17-10-0009-01 Population estimates, quarterly. Retrieved from Population estimates, quarterly (statcan.gc.ca) on January 25, 2024.
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Based on occurrence date.
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Biological Affinity is not a comprehensive nor dependable attribute since it is under-reported. Twenty-four percent (24%) of all missing persons were reported as 'non-white' and 13% have no biological affinity indicated in the data.
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Others being trafficked are suspected to be entered more generally as runaway or unknown because of the ambiguity in both terms and the situations.
Return to footnote5referrerFootnote 6
The population represents quarter 4 of the 2023 Statistics Canada quarterly estimates. Statistics Canada. Table 17-10-0009-01 Population estimates, quarterly. Retrieved from Population estimates, quarterly (statcan.gc.ca) on January 25, 2024.
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Based on occurrence date.
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The population used was the total population for Canada and the Provinces, and was not exclusive to the child population.
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Biological Affinity is not a comprehensive nor dependable attribute since it is under-reported. Twenty-four percent (24%) of all missing persons were reported as 'non-white' and 13% have no biological affinity indicated in the data.
Introduction
The National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains 2023 Fast Fact Sheet provides a national breakdown of missing persons reports (occurrences) by province, age (child or adult), sex (female, male, other or unknown), and probable cause. It has been prepared using numbers generated by the national Missing Children/Persons and Unidentified Remains (MC/PUR) database, which provides the necessary data and tools to coordinate a national approach to these investigations. MC/PUR includes occurrences that are currently open and concluded occurrences that were open any time after May 16, 2014.
The data in MC/PUR is derived from missing persons transactions in the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC). Therefore, it is limited by the quality and types of data that agencies enter into CPIC and the techniques used by MC/PUR to compile that data. Not all people who go missing are necessarily reported to police, and not all cases reported to police are entered into CPIC (especially those that are resolved quickly) but the numbers here are unable to represent those. CPIC transactions include repeat runaways and situations where a single instance of a missing person may be entered and deleted multiple times over some time. MC/PUR uses algorithms in an attempt to identify and eliminate duplicate data and produce more accurate statistics. These algorithms are different from those used before 2015, so the retroactive comparison to years before 2015 will not be completely correct. An occurrence is considered as belonging to the year 2023 based on the person’s reported “Date Last Seen”. The numbers reported herein reflect a “point in time” and can change if records for 2023 cases are added, modified, or flagged as duplicates. The MC/PUR reports used for this Fast Fact Sheet were generated on February 1 and 2, 2024.
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It is also important to note that in terms of probable cause, there is subjectivity in the original CPIC data that populates MC/PUR and it may not be consistently completed nor maintained by agencies.
There were 183 missing adults not included in the adult subjects table as there was no probable cause entered. It is not possible to determine for any one case if the mandatory sex field in CPIC is capturing biological sex or gender identity, except perhaps for 78 individuals where the recently added value “Other” was used. Since they represent a small percentage of the overall numbers (0.002%), they have not been included in the table below. Of these 78 missing adults of the “Other” sex, 10 (13%) had the probable cause of runaway, 2 (3%) had wandered off, and 66 (85%) were either unknown or other probable cause.
For children, 36 missing children were not included in the child subjects table, as there was no probable cause entered. Additionally, 718 missing children (0.02% of the overall number) were not included in the table as the sex was “Other.” Of these 718 missing children of the “Other” sex, 579 (81%) had the probable cause of runaway, 4 (<1%) had wandered off, and 135 (19%) were either unknown or other probable cause.
While the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains anticipates that future Fast Fact Sheets will be in a similar format to the one produced this year, the categories may change in future years and retroactive comparisons to previous years may not be possible.
This fact sheet has been compiled for the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains by the Program Research and Development Unit.
Data is subject to caveats outlined on page 1. Based on the dates last seen.
- Fast facts51% of all missing persons reports (all sexes, adults and children) involved adults.
- 58% of missing adult reports in 2023 involved males.
- 65% of adults who wandered off were males.
- 33% of missing adult reports in 2023 were removed from CPIC within 24 hours, while 72% were removed within a week. Footnote
- 3In 2023, British Columbia had the highest number of missing adult reports per capita, with 269 reports per 100,000 people, followed by Saskatchewan with 153 reports per 100,000 people. Nunavut had the lowest, with 7 reports per 100,000 people.
- 12% of all missing adults in 2023 were Indigenous and 58% of all missing Indigenous adults were female. Footnote
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- Fast fact sheet: MC/PUR missing child subjects by province, sex and probable cause for 2023
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Fast facts60% of all missing children/youth reports in 2023 involved females.
In 2023, Saskatchewan had the highest number of missing children/youth reports per capita, with 491 reports per 100,000 people, followed by Manitoba with 180 reports per 100,000 people. Yukon and Nunavut had the lowest, with 7 reports per 100,000 people. Footnote8
78% of all missing children/youth subjects in 2023 were between the ages of 14-17.
73% of all missing children/youth subjects in 2023 were identified as runaways, 59% of whom were female.
23% of missing children/youth in 2023 were Indigenous and 70% of all missing Indigenous children/youth were female.
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956% of missing children/youth reports in 2023 were removed from CPIC within 24 hours, while 90% were removed within a week. Footnote7
FootnotesFootnote 1
MC/PUR reports used to generate statistics for time to resolve were generated on February 2, 2024, due to technical issues. All other reports were generated on February 1, 2024.
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The population represents quarter 4 of the 2023 Statistics Canada quarterly estimates. Statistics Canada. Table 17-10-0009-01 Population estimates, quarterly. Retrieved from Population Estimates, quarterly (statcan.gc.ca) on January 25, 2024.
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Based on occurrence date.
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Biological Affinity is not a comprehensive nor dependable attribute since it is under-reported. Twenty-four percent (24%) of all missing persons were reported as 'non-white' and 13% have no biological affinity indicated in the data.
Return to footnote4referrerFootnote 5
Others being trafficked are suspected to be entered more generally as runaway or unknown because of the ambiguity in both terms and the situations.
Return to footnote5referrerFootnote 6
The population represents quarter 4 of the 2023 Statistics Canada quarterly estimates. Statistics Canada. Table 17-10-0009-01 Population estimates, quarterly. Retrieved from Population Estimates, quarterly (statcan.gc.ca) on January 25, 2024.
Return to footnote6referrerFootnote 7
Based on occurrence date.
Return to footnote7referrerFootnote 8
The population used was the total population for Canada and the Provinces, and was not exclusive to the child population.
Return to footnote8referrerFootnote 9
Biological Affinity is not a comprehensive nor dependable attribute since it is under-reported. Twenty-four percent (24%) of all missing persons were reported as 'non-white' and 13% have no biological affinity indicated in the data
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956% of missing children/youth reports in 2023 were removed from CPIC within 24 hours, while 90% were removed within a week. Footnote7
FootnotesFootnote 1
MC/PUR reports used to generate statistics for time to resolve were generated on February 2, 2024, due to technical issues. All other reports were generated on February 1, 2024.
Return to footnote1referrerFootnote 2
The population represents quarter 4 of the 2023 Statistics Canada quarterly estimates. Statistics Canada. Table 17-10-0009-01 Population estimates, quarterly. Retrieved from Population Estimates, quarterly (statcan.gc.ca) on January 25, 2024.
Return to footnote2referrerFootnote 3
Based on occurrence date.
Return to footnote3referrerFootnote 4
Biological Affinity is not a comprehensive nor dependable attribute since it is under-reported. Twenty-four percent (24%) of all missing persons were reported as 'non-white' and 13% have no biological affinity indicated in the data.
Return to footnote4referrerFootnote 5
Others being trafficked are suspected to be entered more generally as runaway or unknown because of the ambiguity in both terms and the situations.
Return to footnote5referrerFootnote 6
The population represents quarter 4 of the 2023 Statistics Canada quarterly estimates. Statistics Canada. Table 17-10-0009-01 Population estimates, quarterly. Retrieved from Population Estimates, quarterly (statcan.gc.ca) on January 25, 2024.
Return to footnote6referrerFootnote 7
Based on occurrence date.
Return to footnote7referrerFootnote 8
The population used was the total population for Canada and the Provinces, and was not exclusive to the child population.
Return to footnote8referrerFootnote 9
Biological Affinity is not a comprehensive nor dependable attribute since it is under-reported. Twenty-four percent (24%) of all missing persons were reported as 'non-white' and 13% have no biological affinity indicated in the data
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