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Missing & Unidentified Persons Submission into NCIC

By Todd Matthews, published Jul 26, 2007
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So many cases are NOT yet entered into the NCIC...if it were fully utilized to it's potential...imagine the results? Would it overwhlem the system? Would it make a difference? Would it spark improvement in the system? Would it prove a point? Would anyone care?

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As of June 30, 2007

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NCIC Statistics - derived from stats provided by
the FBI-NCIC for media relations -- USA & Canada

NCIC Statistics - provided by the FBI-NCIC for media relations -- USA & Canada

~ UPDATED ~

Current as of the June 30, 2007indexing

According to the FBI-NCIC there are (approximately)
108,492 Missing Persons listed in their system.
Children and adult.

(Down from May 31, 2007 total of 109,146)

There are (approximately) 6,408Unidentified Persons listed their system.
Children and adult.
(Up from May 31, 2007 total of 6,375)

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As of 1-30-06
Of the 108, 949 missing...only 1,435 of them are Canadian numbers.

Of the 5,972 unidentified...only 50 of them are Canadian numbers.
The rest are USA and it's territories.

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Most Missing City:
as of 12-31-06
Washington DC has more missing person's than any other city (listed with the NCIC) with
4,042 missing persons. (Up from last previous months total of 3,963)

Most Unidentified City:
as of 12-31-06 New York City has more unidentified person's than any other city (listed with the NCIC) with 399 unidentified persons ( Down from previous months total of 402)
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Federal Mandate V/s Moral Obligation

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Takeaways
  • The numbers fluctuate due to newly entered cases and removal of resolved cases.
  • The National Missing and Unidentified Persons Initiative, NamUs, was launched in July 2007
  • NamUs is the first national online repository for missing persons and unidentified dead cases.
Did You Know?
The International Homicide Investigators Association estimates there are more than 40,000 unidentified dead nationally. (USA)
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