It is estimated for every 1 adult missing, there are at least 2 secondary victims that must receive treatment and/or
assistance.
We are the only national agency to provide victim assistance programs and support services for family members,
loved ones, concerned friends, co-workers and employees, referred to as secondary victims of missing persons cases.
The trauma the sufferer incurs from the uncertainty of the potential loss and the unknown outcome of the incident is extreme.
Secondary victims desperately need support and resources to assist them when handling all the aspects associated with a missing
person.
Based on the figures provided by NCIC on the number of missing adults reported for the year 2007, it can be estimated that there were approximately 426,700 secondary
victims directly impacted throughout the United States.
As of January 1, 2008, there were 105,229 active missing person records in NCIC.
Juveniles under the age of 18 accounted for 54,648 (51.93%) of the records, and 12,362 (11.75%) were for juveniles
between the ages of 18 and 20.
These are the most up-to-date statistics available for the United States.
Every year since 1991, between 1.5 and 2.3 million people have been claimed as missing in the United States.
NCIC MISSING PERSON FILE—YEARLY TOTALS AND PERCENT CHANGE
YEAR |
FILE TRANS |
RECORD
ENTERED* |
RECORD
REMOVED** |
CLEARS |
LOCATES |
MODIFIES*** |
1990 |
1,454,029 |
663,921 |
661,945 |
641,543 |
20,615 |
82,764 |
% CHG |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1991 |
1,552,896 |
705,175 |
701,811 |
680,520 |
24,250 |
92,946 |
% CHG |
(+) 6.7 |
(+) 6.2 |
(+) 6.0 |
(+) 6.0 |
(+) 17.6 |
(+) 12.3 |
1992 |
1,785,653 |
801,358 |
810,483 |
737,876 |
26,970 |
119,424 |
% CHG |
(+) 15.0 |
(+) 13.6 |
(+) 15.5 |
(+) 8.4 |
(+) 11.2 |
(+) 28.5 |
1993 |
1,951,842 |
868,345 |
858,730 |
824,348 |
31,716 |
169,137 |
% CHG |
(+) 9.3 |
(+) 8.4 |
(+) 6.0 |
(+) 11.7 |
(+) 17.6 |
(+) 41.6 |
1994 |
2,179,932 |
954,896 |
944,685 |
906,662 |
39,985 |
216,080 |
% CHG |
(+) 11.7 |
(+) 10.0 |
(+) 10.0 |
(+) 10.0 |
(+) 26.1 |
(+) 27.8 |
1995 |
2,238,503 |
969,264 |
964,343 |
922,576 |
42,009 |
237,150 |
% CHG |
(+) 2.7 |
(+) 1.5 |
(+) 2.1 |
(+) 1.8 |
(+) 5.1 |
(+) 9.8 |
1996 |
1,908,696 |
955,252 |
953,444 |
913,940 |
42,733 |
254,533 |
% CHG |
(-) 14.7 |
(-) 1.4 |
(-) 1.1 |
(-) 0.9 |
(+) 1.7 |
(+) 7.3 |
1997 |
1,965,657 |
980,712 |
984,945 |
933,081 |
45,397 |
281,197 |
% CHG |
(+) 3.0 |
(+) 2.7 |
(+) 3.3 |
(+) 2.1 |
(+) 6.3 |
(+) 10.5 |
1998 |
1,861,335 |
932,190 |
929,145 |
913,416 |
47,313 |
287,792 |
% CHG |
(-) 5.3 |
(-) 4.9 |
(-) 5.7 |
(-) 2.1 |
(+) 4.2 |
(+) 2.3 |
1999 |
1,733,691 |
867,129 |
866,562 |
816,198 |
38,704 |
272,197 |
% CHG |
(-) 6.9 |
(-) 7.0 |
(-) 6.7 |
(-) 10.6 |
(-) 18.2 |
(-) 5.4 |
2000 |
1,758,376 |
876,213 |
882,163 |
825,969 |
40,714 |
294,707 |
% CHG |
(+) 1.4 |
(+) 1.0 |
(+) 1.8 |
(+) 1.2 |
(+) 5.2 |
(+) 8.3 |
2001 |
1,702,197 |
840,279 |
861,918 |
803,599 |
40,844 |
313,822 |
% CHG |
(-) 3.2 |
(-) 4.1 |
(-) 2.3 |
(-) 2.7 |
(+) 0.3 |
(+) 6.5 |
2002 |
1,658,591 |
821,975 |
836,616 |
779,721 |
42,033 |
329,741 |
% CHG |
(-) 2.6 |
(-) 2.2 |
(-) 2.9 |
(-) 3.0 |
(+) 2.9 |
(+) 5.1 |
2003 |
1,661,853 |
824,699 |
837,154 |
777,854 |
44,252 |
353,805 |
% CHG |
(+) 0.2 |
(+) 0.3 |
(+) 0.6 |
(-) 3.0 |
(+) 5.3 |
(+) 7.3 |
2004 |
1,670,848 |
830,325 |
840,523 |
782,283 |
46,665 |
379,952 |
% CHG |
(+) 0.5 |
(+) 0.7 |
(+) 0.4 |
(+) 0.6 |
(+) 5.5 |
(+) 7.4 |
2005 |
2,167,892 |
834,536 |
844,838 |
781,430 |
48,639 |
397,452 |
% CHG |
(+) 29.7 |
(+) 0.5 |
(+) 0.5 |
(-) 0.1 |
(+) 4.2 |
(+) 4.6 |
2006 |
2,203,363 |
836,131 |
851,940 |
785,412 |
51,518 |
421,478 |
% CHG |
(+) 1.6 |
(+) 0.2 |
(+) 0.8 |
(+) 0.5 |
(+) 5.9 |
(+) 6.0 |
2007 |
2,296,793 |
814,957 |
820,212 |
770,282 |
51,638 |
549,981 |
* Records
entered do not include supplemental record entry messages which are used to add specific identifiers, including dental data,
to a missing person record on file in NCIC.
** Records removed are a total of the cancel, clear, and locate messages
received by the NCIC computer. Excluded are counts of supplemental record cancellation messages which are used to remove specific
identifiers, including dental data, from a missing person record.
*** Modifies include base record modification messages,
supplemental record entry messages, and supplemental record cancellation messages. Counts of supplemental dental entry messages
and supplemental dental cancellation messages are not available.
SOURCE: NCIC Active/Expired Missing Person
Analysis Report
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