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NCIC Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics for 2013

NCIC Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics for 2013

NCIC Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics for 2013

Pursuant to Public Law 101-647, 104 Statute 4967, Crime Control Act of 1990 Requirements

NCIC Missing Person File

The National Crime Information Center’s (NCIC) Missing Person File was implemented in 1975.  Records in the Missing Person File are retained indefinitely, until the individual is located, or the record is canceled by the entering agency. The Missing Person File contains records for individuals reported missing who:

  • have a proven physical or mental disability (Disability – EMD),
  • are missing under circumstances indicating that they may be in physical danger (Endangered – EME),
  • are missing after a catastrophe (Catastrophe Victim – EMV),
  • are missing under circumstances indicating their disappearance may not have been voluntary
  • (Involuntary – EMI),
  • are under the age of 21 and do not meet the above criteria (Juvenile – EMJ), or
  • are 21 and older and do not meet any of the above criteria but for whom there is a reasonable concern for their safety (Other – EMO).

As of December 31, 2013, NCIC contained 84,136 active missing person records.  Juveniles under the age of 18 account for 33,849 (40.2 %) of the records and 9,706 (11.5 %) were for juveniles between the ages of 18 and 20. *

During 2013, 627,911 missing person records were entered into NCIC, a decrease of 5.1% from the 661,593 records entered in 2012.  Missing Person records cleared or canceled during the same period totaled 630,990.  Reasons for these removals include:  a law enforcement agency located the subject, the individual returned home, or the record had to be removed by the entering agency due to a determination that the record is invalid.

*This fulfills requirements as set forth in Public Law 101-647, 104 statute 4967, Crime Control Act of 1990 stating the Attorney General is to publish a statistical summary of reports of missing children.  This act was modified

April 7, 2003, by “Suzanne’s Law” that changed the age of mandatory missing person record entry from under 18 to under 21 years of age. [ref. 42 USC 5779(c)]

NCIC Missing Person File

The Missing Person Circumstances (MPC) field is optional and has been available since July 1999 when the NCIC 2000 upgrade became operational.  Of the 627,911 records entered in 2013, the MPC field was utilized in 306,538 (48.8 %).  When the MPC field was utilized in 2013 entries, 293,684 (95.8 %) were coded as Runaway, 2,310 (0.8 %) as Abducted by Non-custodial Parent, 335 (0.1 %) as Abducted by Stranger, and 10,209 (3.3 %) as Adult – Federally required entry.  In 2012, the MPC field was utilized in 322,936 (48.8 %) of the 661,593 records.

Contact Information:
The Criminal Justice Information Services Division’s (CJIS) Special Identities Unit (SIU) NCIC Investigative and Operational Assistance Group (IOAG) distributed monthly NCIC extracts, the Missing Person Active/Expired Analysis and the Unidentified Person Active/Expired Analysis, to each CJIS System Officer and/or to the agency in the state that has been designated as a point of contact.   

The SIU NCIC IOAG routinely responds to requests for nation-wide statistics from law enforcement agencies and the media concerning the NCIC Missing Person and Unidentified Person Files for public release.

The monthly statistics are calculated to address the most frequently requested data.  Archive statistics are available upon request.

If you have any questions or need further assistance, please contact the FBI’s SIU NCIC IOAG at
304-625-3000 or ioau@leo.gov.

NCIC Missing Person File Report for 2013

Missing Person

Missing Person
Active Entries as of 01/01/2014 84,136
Total File Transactions 1,810,409
 Entries 627,911
 Removed 630,990
 Locates 47,544
 Modified 297,974
 Modified Supplemental 176,366
 Cancelled Supplemental 3,754
 Queried Missing Person File Only 25,870
 Queried NCIC System-Wide by Name 2,317,304,496


Entries
- 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.

Removed - 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. 

Locates – Are transactions to remove entries when the subject has been found by an agency other than the entering agency.

NCIC Missing Person File Report for 2013

Modifies - 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.

Queried Missing Person File Only - Records queried are when agencies inquire on a record for information purposes.

In January 1987, clears and cancels were combined on the statistical report.

NCIC Missing Persons (Monthly Totals) 2013

 

EMJ

EMJ

EME

EME

EMI

EMI

EMD

EMD

EMV

EMV

EMO

EMO

TOTAL

TOTAL

 

Entry

Cancel

Entry

Cancel

Entry

Cancel

Entry

Cancel

Entry

Cancel

Entry

Cancel

Entry

Cancel

JAN

36,738

38,478

3,593

3,735

1,384

1,451

2,353

2,403

26

65

6,940

7,038

51,034

53,170

FEB

33,714

34,455

3,320

3,401

1,298

1,288

2,133

2,136

28

35

6,140

6,086

46,633

47,401

MAR

39,156

38,374

3,856

3,940

1,576

1,531

2,338

2,323

35

509

7,045

6,807

54,006

53,484

APR

40,439

40,402

3,799

3,909

1,577

1,630

2,521

2,536

29

34

7,039

7,029

55,404

55,540

MAY

43,128

42,814

4,231

4,259

1,699

1,693

2,781

2,779

30

32

7,517

7,401

59,386

58,978

JUN

37,604

36,810

3,933

3,867

1,701

1,640

2,710

2,574

26

21

7,501

7,028

53,475

51,940

JUL

35,093

36,485

4,267

4,249

1,726

1,758

2,715

3,099

22

190

8,048

8,205

51,871

53,986

AUG

33,121

34,266

4,061

4,102

1,676

1,595

2,767

2,697

17

18

7,881

7,593

49,523

50,271

SEP

37,162

37,426

3,982

4,000

1,571

1,576

2,695

2,713

20

20

7,547

7,333

52,977

53,068

OCT

40,121

40,005

3,953

4,025

1,637

1,627

2,661

2,701

30

28

7,460

7,565

55,862

55,951

NOV

36,907

36,594

3,608

3,636

1,492

1,405

2,408

2,435

8

12

7,019

6,822

51,442

50,904

DEC

32,031

32,197

3,454

3,409

1,504

1,460

2,372

2,374

14

13

6,923

6,844

46,298

46,297

COL
TOT

445,214

448,306

46,057

46,532

18,841

18,654

30,454

30,770

285

977

87,060

85,751

627,911

630,990


Entry
- Number of records entered during the month.

Cancel – Number of records canceled/cleared during the month but entered from any time period.

NCIC Missing Persons (Monthly Totals) 2013

EMJ – Entry of a person under the age of 21 who is missing and does not meet any of the entry criteria set forth in the other categories.

EME – Entry of a person of any age who is missing under circumstances indicating that his/her physical safety may be in danger.

EMI – Entry of a person of any age who is missing under circumstances indicating that the disappearance may not have been voluntary, i.e., abduction or kidnapping.

EMD – A person of any age who is missing and under proven physical/mental disability or is senile, thereby subjecting him/herself or others to personal and immediate danger.

EMV – A person of any age who is missing after a catastrophe.

EMO – A person over the age of 21, not meeting the criteria for entry in any other category, who is missing and for whom there is a reasonable concern for his/her safety.

Source:  NCIC Active/Expired Missing Person Analysis Report

2013 NCIC Missing Person Entries

 

Under 18

18 And Older

All Ages

 

 

 

 

Total

462,567

165,344

627,911

 

 

 

 

Juvenile

440,625

4,589

445,214

Endangered

9,617

36,440

46,057

Involuntary

4,883

13,958

18,841

Disability

4,112

26,342

30,454

Catastrophe

101

184

285

Other

3,229

83,831

87,060

 

 

 

 

Female

247,931

68,504

316,435

Male

214,617

96,831

311,448

Unknown

19

9

28

 

 

 

 

Asian

7,659

4,936

12,595

Black

171,801

46,705

218,506

Indian

7,507

1,803

9,310

Unknown

12,197

5,089

17,286

White *

263,403

106,811

370,214

* Includes Hispanic

Source:  NCIC Active/Expired Missing and Unidentified Analysis Reports

2013 NCIC Missing Person Entries

 

Under 21

21 and Older

All Ages

 

 

 

 

Total

494,372

133,539

627,911

 

 

 

 

Juvenile

445,093

121

445,214

Endangered

15,163

30,894

46,057

Involuntary

9,572

9,269

18,841

Disability

6,585

23,869

30,454

Catastrophe

127

158

285

Other

17,832

69,228

87,060

 

 

 

 

Female

264,093

52,342

316,435

Male

230,260

81,188

311,448

Unknown

19

9

28

 

 

 

 

Asian

8,299

4,296

12,595

Black

185,596

32,910

218,506

Indian

7,793

1,517

9,310

Unknown

13,250

4,036

17,286

White *

279,434

90,780

370,214

* Includes Hispanic

Source:  NCIC Active/Expired Missing and Unidentified Analysis Reports

NCIC Missing Person File - Yearly Totals and Percent Change 

Year

File Trans

Record

Entered*

Record

Removed**

Clears

****

Locates

Modified

***

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


NCIC Missing Person File - Yearly Totals and Percent Change

Year

File Trans

Record

Entered*

Record

Removed**

Clears

****

Locates

Modified

***

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

% Chg

(+) 4.2

(-) 2.5

(-) 1.9

(-) 1.9

(+) 0.2

(+) 30.5

2008

2,068,262

778,161

745,088

731,727

50,559

457,451

% Chg

(-) 9.9

(-) 4.5

(-) 9.1

(-) 5.0

(-) 2.0

(-) 16.8

2009

1,759,860

719,558

726,130

637,308

32,843

358,356

% Chg

(-) 14.9

(-) 7.5

(-) 2.5

(-) 12.9

(-) 35.1

(-) 21.7

2010

1,927,722

692,944

703,316

658,161

46,397

453,620

% Chg

(+) 9.5

(-) 3.7

(-) 3.1

(+) 3.3

(+) 41.3

(+) 26.6


NCIC Missing Person File - Yearly Totals and Percent Change

Year

File Trans

Record

Entered*

Record

Removed**

Clears

****

Locates

Modified

***

2011

1,855,216

678,860

679,511

633,919

47,025

455,820

% Chg

(-) 3.8

(-) 2.0

(-) 3.4

(-) 3.7

(+) 1.4

(+) 0.4

2012

1,868,028

661,593

659,514

620,535

47,912

472,341

% Chg

(+) 0.7

(-) 2.5

(-) 2.9

(-) 2.1

(+) 1.9

(+) 3.6

2013

1,810,409

627,911

630,911

584,749

47,544

478,094

% Chg

(-) 3.1

(-) 5.1

(-) 4.3

(-) 5.8

(-) 0.8

(+) 1.2

 

NCIC Missing Person File - Yearly Totals and Percent Change

* 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

NCIC Unidentified Person File

NCIC’s Unidentified Person File came online in 1983.  Records are retained indefinitely, unless removed by the entering agency. The Unidentified Person File contains records of:

  • unidentified deceased persons (Deceased – EUD),
  • persons of any age who are living and unable to determine their identity  (Living – EUL), and
  • unidentified catastrophe victims (Catastrophe Victim – EUV).

As of December 31, 2013, there were 8,045 unidentified person records in NCIC.  During 2013, 866 unidentified person records were entered into NCIC, a decrease of 7.1 % from the 932 records entered in 2012.* The records entered in 2013 consisted of 632 (73.0 %) deceased unidentified bodies, 18 (2.1 %) unidentified catastrophe victims, and 216 (24.9 %) living persons who could not ascertain their identity.  In 2013, 707 records were canceled or cleared by the entering agency for reasons such as the remains being identified or the record being invalid.  This was an 8.1 % decrease over the 768 records canceled in 2012.

*Use of the Unidentified Person File is not mandated by law.

NCIC Unidentified Person File

Contact information:
The Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division’s Special Identities Unit (SIU) NCIC Investigative and Operational Assistance Group (IOAG) distributed monthly NCIC extracts, the Missing Person Active/Expired Analysis and the Unidentified Person Active/Expired Analysis, to each CJIS System Officer and/or to the agency in the state that has been designated as a point of contact.

The SIU NCIC IOAG routinely responds to requests for nation-wide statistics from law enforcement agencies and the media concerning the NCIC Missing Person and Unidentified Person Files for public release.

The monthly statistics are calculated to address the most frequently requested data.  Archive statistics are available upon request.

If you have any questions or need further assistance, please contact the FBI’s SIU NCIC IOAG, at

304-625-3000 or ioau@leo.gov.

NCIC Unidentified Person File Report For 2013

Unidentified Person

Active Entries as of 01/01/2014
8,045
Total File Transactions
1,573
  Records Entered
866
  Records Cancelled
707



NCIC Unidentified Persons (Monthly Totals) 2013
  

 

Deceased

Deceased

Cat Vic

Cat Vic

Living

Living

Total

Total

 

Entry

Cancel

Entry

Cancel

Entry

Cancel

Entry

Cancel

JAN

43

42

1

1

13

10

57

53

FEB

48

51

1

1

15

13

64

65

MAR

60

49

3

3

29

23

92

75

APR

59

49

3

0

28

20

90

69

MAY

68

60

1

2

21

20

90

82

JUN

45

29

1

2

14

8

60

39

JUL

41

37

1

2

15

6

57

45

AUG

52

32

0

0

15

6

67

38

SEP

64

53

0

1

15

7

79

61

OCT

79

57

2

2

14

18

95

77

NOV

41

32

5

4

25

40

71

76

DEC

32

20

0

0

12

7

44

27

COL TOT

632

511

18

18

216

178

866

707


NCIC Unidentified Person (Monthly Totals) 2013

Entry - Number of records entered during the month.

Cancel – Number of records canceled/cleared during the month but entered from any time period.

Deceased – Human remains for whom the identity cannot be ascertained.  This category also includes body parts.

Catastrophe Victim – A person who is a victim of a catastrophe for whom the identity cannot be ascertained or body parts when a body has been dismembered as the result of a catastrophe.

Living – A person who is living and unable to ascertain his/her identity, e.g., amnesia victim, infant, etc.  The information on unidentified living persons should only be included if the person gives his/her consent or if they are physically or mentally unable to give consent.

Source:  NCIC Active/Expired Unidentified Person Analysis Report

NCIC Unidentified Person File - Yearly Totals and Percent Change 

Year

Record

Entered

Record

Cancels

Deceased

Entries

Deceased

Cancels

Cat Vic

Entries

Cat Vic

Cancels

Living

Entries

Living

Cancels

1990

1,567

1,394

1,226

1,054

20

19

321

321

% Chg

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1991

1,805

1,615

1,198

1,015

10

9

597

591

% Chg

(+) 15.2

(+) 15.9

(-) 2.3

(-) 3.7

(-) 50.0

(-) 52.6

(+) 86.0

(+) 84.1

1992

1,637

1,484

1,331

1,183

31

26

275

275

% Chg

(-) 9.3

(-) 8.1

(+) 11.1

(+) 16.6

(+) 210.0

(+) 188.9

(-) 53.9

(-) 53.5

1993

1,629

1,155

1,162

993

37

37

130

125

% Chg

(-) 0.5

(-) 22.2

(-) 12.7

(-) 16.1

(+) 19.4

(+) 42.3

(-) 52.7

(-) 54.5

1994

1,829

1,204

1,632

1,010

24

24

172

170

% Chg

(+) 12.3

(+) 4.2

(+) 40.4

(+) 1.7

(-) 35.1

(-) 35.1

(+) 32.3

(+) 36.0

1995

1,143

954

965

775

22

23

156

156

% Chg

(-) 37.5

(-) 20.8

(-) 40.9

(-) 23.3

(-) 8.3

(-) 4.2

(-) 9.3

(-) 8.2

1996

1,391

1,196

1,182

1,001

22

11

187

184

% Chg

(+) 21.7

(+) 25.4

(+) 22.5

(+) 29.2

0

(-) 52.2

(+) 19.9

(+) 17.9

1997

1,608

1,176

1,395

964

11

10

202

202

% Chg

(+) 15.6

(-) 1.7

(+) 18.0

(-) 3.7

(-) 50.0

(-) 9.1

(+) 8.0

(+) 9.8

1998

1,326

1,005

1,039

732

31

29

256

255

% Chg

(-) 17.5

(-) 14.5

(-) 25.5

(-) 24.1

(+) 181.8

(+) 190.0

(+) 26.7

(+) 26.2

1999

1,241

842

921

544

17

17

303

281

% Chg

(-) 6.4

(-) 16.2

(-) 11.4

(-) 25.7

(-) 45.2

(-) 41.4

(+) 18.4

(+) 10.2


NCIC Unidentified Person File - Yearly Totals and Percent Change

Year

Total

Entries

Total

Cancels

Deceased

Entries

Deceased

Cancels

Cat Vic

Entries

Cat Vic

Cancels

Living

Entries

Living

Cancels

2000

1,091

866

646

434

8

9

437

423

% Chg

(-) 12.1

(+) 2.9

(-) 29.9

(-) 20.2

(-) 53.0

(-) 47.1

(+) 44.2

(+) 50.5

2001

973

840

563

433

15

15

395

392

% Chg

(-) 10.8

(-) 3.0

(-) 12.8

(-) 0.2

(+) 87.5

(+) 66.7

(-) 9.6

(-) 64.1

2002

947

785

557

382

16

14

374

389

% Chg

(-) 2.7

(-) 6.5

(-) 1.1

(-) 11.8

(+) 6.7

(-) 6.7

(-) 5.3

(-) 0.8

2003

1,214

808

734

367

13

12

467

429

% Chg

(+) 28.2

(+) 2.9

(+) 31.8

(-) 3.9

(-) 18.8

(-) 14.3

(+) 24.9

(+) 10.3

2004

1,335

964

878

493

33

35

424

436

% Chg

(+) 10.0

(+) 19.3

(+) 19.6

(+) 34.3

(+) 153.8

(+) 191.7

(-) 9.2

(+) 1.6

2005

1,383

1,258

960

792

19

19

404

447

% Chg

(+) 3.6

(+) 30.5

(+) 9.3

(+) 60.6

(-) 42.4

(-) 45.7

(-) 4.7

(+) 2.5

2006

1,413

1,185

1,043

818

7

2

363

365

% Chg

(+) 2.2

(-) 5.8

(+) 8.6

(+) 3.3

(-) 63.2

(-) 89.5

(-) 10.1

(-) 18.3

2007

1,788

1,051

1,448

712

23

11

317

1,788

% Chg

(+) 26.5

(-)11.3

(+) 38.8

(-) 13.0

(+) 228.6

(+) 450.0

(-) 12.7

(-) 1.4

2008

1,133

889

918

681

16

14

199

194

% Chg

(-) 36.6

(-) 15.4

(-) 36.6

(-) 4.4

(-) 30.4

(+) 27.3

(-) 37.2

(-) 89.2

2009

1,040

871

790

639

27

24

223

208

% Chg

(-) 8.2

(-) 2.0

(-) 13,9

(-) 6.2

68.8

71.4

12.1

7.2

 

NCIC Unidentified Person File - Yearly Totals and Percent Change

Year

Total

Entries

Total

Cancels

Deceased

Entries

Deceased

Cancels

Cat Vic

Entries

Cat Vic

Cancels

Living

Entries

Living

Cancels

2010

1,033

796

806

575

11

14

216

207

% Chg

(-) 0.7

(-) 8.6

(+) 2.0

(-) 10.0

(-) 59.3

(-) 41.7

(-) 3.1

(-) 0.5

2011

1,030

848

743

582

36

35

251

231

% Chg

(-) 0.3

(+) 6.5

(+) 7.8

(+) 1.2

(+) 227.3

(+) 150.0

(+) 16.2

(+) 11.6

2012

932

768

629

492

26

29

267

247

% Chg

(-) 9.5

(-) 9.4

(-) 15.3

(-) 15.7

(-) 27.8

(-) 17.1

(+) 6.4

(+) 6.9

2013

866

707

632

511

18

18

216

178

% Chg

(-) 7.1

(-) 7.9

(+) 0.5

(+) 3.9

(-) 30.8

(-) 3.4

(-) 19.1

(-) 27.9


NCIC Unidentified Person File - Yearly Totals And Percent Change
 

Entry – Number of records entered during the month.

Cancel – Number of records canceled/cleared during the month but entered from any time period.

Deceased – Human remains for whom the identity cannot be ascertained.  This category also includes body parts.

Catastrophe Victim – A person who is a victim of a catastrophe for whom the identity cannot be ascertained or body parts when a body has been dismembered as the result of a catastrophe.

Living – A person who is living and unable to ascertain his/her identity, e.g., amnesia victim, infant, etc.  The information on unidentified living persons should only be included if the person gives his/her consent or if they are physically or mentally unable to give consent.

Source:  NCIC Active/Expired Unidentified Person Analysis Report

NCIC Missing/Unidentified Entry Comparison Chart

Year

Missing Person Entries

Unidentified Person Entries

 

 

 

1990

663,921

1,567

1991

705,175

1,805

1992

801,358

1,637

1993

868,345

1,629

1994

954,896

1,829

1995

969,264

1,143

1996

955,252

1,391

1997

980,712

1,608

1998

932,190

1,326

1999

867,129

1,241

2000

876,213

1,091

2001

840,279

973

2002

821,975

947

2003

824,699

1,214

2004

830,325

1,335

Source:  NCIC Active/Expired Missing and Unidentified Analysis Reports

NCIC Missing/Unidentified Entry Comparison Chart

Year

Missing Person Entries

Unidentified Person Entries

 

 

 

2005

834,536

1,383

2006

836,131

1,413

2007

814,967

1,788

2008

778,164

1,133

2009

719,558

1,040

2010

692,944

1,033

2011

678,860

1,030

2012

661,593

932

2013

627,911

866

Source:  NCIC Active/Expired Missing and Unidentified Analysis Reports.