The Facts About Missing Children
The Facts
A child goes missing in the United States every 40 seconds.
The first 3 hours are the most crucial for the safe return of a child.
It can take more than 2 hours to gather information from a panicked parent.
The Real Missing
More than 700,000 children go missing annually.
250,000 are classified as Runaways
150,000 are classified as “Throw-away/Abandoned”
300,000 are classified as Missing / Abducted
58,000 are taken by non-family members