NCIC Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics for 2007

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

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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 missing persons 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, 2007, 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.*

During 2007, 814,967 missing person records were entered into NCIC, a decrease of 2.53% from the 836,131 records entered in 2006. Missing person records cleared or canceled during the same period totaled 820,212. Reasons for these removals include: the subject was located by a law enforcement agency; the individual returned home; or the record had to be removed by the entering agency due to a determination that the record was invalid.

In 2007, there were 518 records entered as Abducted by a Stranger; 299,787 entered as Runaway; and 2,919 entered as Abducted by Non-Custodial Parent. This only accounts for 303,224 entries of the 418,967 entered, or 72.4%, which is an increase from 297,632 entries of the 836,131 entered, or 35.6%, in 2006. The Missing Person Circumstances field is optional and has been available since July 1999 when the NCIC 2000 came online. This is not an accurate reflection of the actual circumstances of all the entries.

Contact Information:

The Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division’s Investigative and Operational Assistance Unit ( IOAU) NCIC Team receives monthly NCIC extracts concerning the Missing and Unidentified Person Files. The Missing Person Active/Expired Analysis and the Unidentified Person Active/Expired Analysis are distributed by the IOAU to each CJIS System Officer and/or to the agency in the state that has been designated as a point of contact.

The IOAU responds to inquiries by law enforcement and media regarding NCIC Missing and Unidentified Person File statistics for all of the United States, its territories, and Canada upon request.

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

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

*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 on April 7, 2003, by "Suzanne's Law," which changed the age of mandatory missing person record entries from under 18 to under 21 years of age. [ref. 42 USC 5779(c)]

NCIC MISSING PERSON FILE REPORT FOR MISSING PERSONS

ACTIVE ENTRIES AS OF 1/1/2008		105,229

TOTAL FILE TRANSACTIONS		2,279,333

	ENTRIES	814,957
	REMOVED	820,212
	LOCATES	51,638
	MODIFIES	292,383
	MODIFIED SUPPLEMENTAL	254,739
	QUERIED MISSING PERSON FILE ONLY	42,545
	QUERIED NCIC SYSTEM-WIDE BY NAME	1,447,489,639
	CANCELED SUPPLEMENTAL	2,859

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.

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 PERSON (MONTHLY TOTALS) 2007

	EMJ ENTRY	EMJ CANCEL	EME ENTRY	EME CANCEL	EMI ENTRY	EMI CANCEL	EMD ENTRY	EMD CANCEL	EMV ENTRY	EMV CANCEL	EMO ENTRY	EMO CANCEL	TOTAL ENTRY	TOTAL CANCEL
JAN	52,038	54,418	7,845	8,280	1,867	1,885	2,687	2,978	35	44	3,012	3,173	67,484	70,778
FEB	46,961	47,090	7,189	7,380	1,645	1,593	2,458	2,433	26	32	2,731	2,725	61,010	61,253
MAR	57,440	56,484	8,167	8,061	1,846	1,868	2,955	2,919	18	22	3,255	3,141	73,681	72,495
APR	55,626	55,161	7,750	7,931	1,739	1,789	2,845	2,857	31	32	2,934	2,877	70,925	70,647
MAY	61,162	60,296	8,272	8,353	1,834	1,854	3,072	3,127	35	38	3,225	3,197	77,600	76,865
JUN	52,123	52,826	7,994	8,114	1,892	1,815	2,965	2,999	27	26	3,202	3,066	68,192	68,846
JUL	48,370	49,052	8,520	8,319	2,012	1,982	3,137	3,021	31	51	3,389	3,271	65,459	65,696
AUG	46,212	48,386	8,207	8,254	1,982	1,975	3,110	3,131	29	68	3,327	3,313	62,867	65,127
SEP	52,404	51,367	7,928	7,895	1,807	1,804	2,980	2,954	26	123	3,137	3,044	68,282	67,187
OCT	58,805	59,088	8,009	8,327	1,820	1,855	2,964	3,305	25	103	3,309	3,282	74,932	75,960
NOV	51,462	52,509	7,239	7,351	1,700	1,648	2,668	2,753	31	48	3,085	3,046	66,185	67,355
DEC	44,033	43,773	6,970	6,935	1,603	1,607	2,573	2,599	21	47	3,140	3,042	58,340	58,003
COL TOT	626,636	630,450	94,090	95,200	21,747	21,675	34,414	35,076	335	634	37,746	37,177	814,957	820,212

ENTRY—Number of records entered during the month.

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

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—Entry of a person of any age who is missing and has a proven physical/mental disability or is senile, thereby subjecting him/herself or others to personal and immediate danger.

EMV—Entry of a person of any age who is missing after a catastrophe.

EMO—Entry of 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

NCIC MISSING PERSON FILE CATEGORY/AGE/SEX/RACE 2007

	UNDER 18	18 AND OLDER	ALL AGES
TOTAL	643,744	171,213	814,957

JUVENILE	617,939	8,697	626,636
ENDANGERED	14,206	79,885	79,885
INVOLUNTARY	6,165	15,582	21,747
DISABILITY	3,439	30,964	34,403
CATASTROPHE	90	245	335
OTHER	1,906	35,840	37,746

FEMALE	366,205	73,531	439,736
MALE	277,530	97,679	375,209
UNKNOWN	9	3	12

ASIAN	9,653	4,405	14,058
BLACK	216,759	44,314	261,073
INDIAN	8,417	1,590	10,007
UNKNOWN	13,392	4,696	18,088
WHITE *	395,523	116,208	511,731

	UNDER 21	21 AND OLDER	ALL AGES
TOTAL	675,447	139,510	814,957

JUVENILE	626,422	214	626,636
ENDANGERED	25,799	68,291	94,090
INVOLUNTARY	10,077	11,670	21,747
DISABILITY	6,161	28,242	34,403
CATASTROPHE	121	214	335
OTHER	6,867	30,879	37,746

FEMALE	383,779	55,957	439,736
MALE	291,659	83,550	375,209
UNKNOWN	9	3	12

ASIAN	10,270	3,788	14,058
BLACK	227,845	33,228	261,073
INDIAN	8,713	1,294	10,007
UNKNOWN	14,216	3,872	18,088
WHITE *	414,403	97,328	511,731

* 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	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
% CHG	(+) 4.2	(-) 2.5	(-) 1.9	(-) 1.9	(+) 0.2	(+) 30.5

* 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 was implemented 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, 2007, there were 6,945 unidentified person records in NCIC. Of the 6,945 active entries, 1,788 (25.75%) were entered in 2007. This is up 26.54% from the 1,413 entries made in 2006.* The records entered in 2007 consisted of 1,448 (83.22%) deceased unidentified bodies, 23 (1.29%) unidentified catastrophe victims, and 317 (17.73%) living persons who could not ascertain their identity. There were 1,051 records canceled or cleared by the entering agency for reasons such as the remains being identified or the record being invalid. This was an 11.31% decrease from the 1,185 records canceled in 2006.

Contact information:

The IOAU responds to inquiries by law enforcement and media regarding NCIC Missing and Unidentified Person File statistics for all of the United States, its territories, and Canada upon request.

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

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

*While use of the Unidentified Person File is increasing, it is not yet mandated by law to make entries into this file.

NCIC UNIDENTIFIED PERSON FILE REPORT FOR 2007

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON

ACTIVE ENTRIES AS OF 1/1/2008		6,954
TOTAL FILE TRANSACTIONS		2,839
	RECORDS ENTERED	1,788
	RECORDS CANCELLED	1,051

NCIC UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS (MONTHLY TOTALS) 2007

	DECEASED ENTRY	DECEASED CANCEL	CAT VIC ENTRY	CAT VIC CANCEL	LIVING ENTRY	LIVING CANCEL	TOTAL ENTRY	TOTAL CANCEL
JAN	77	57	1	2	21	30	99	89
FEB	54	43	6	4	31	30	91	77
MAR	94	68	0	0	35	37	129	105
APR	171	89	1	0	21	27	193	116
MAY	118	77	1	0	35	35	154	112
JUN	97	60	0	0	35	39	132	99
JUL	89	32	1	1	29	25	119	58
AUG	121	47	1	0	33	27	155	74
SEP	307	52	10	0	19	23	336	75
OCT	127	77	0	1	20	18	147	96
NOV	121	61	2	2	15	19	138	82
DEC	72	35	0	1	23	32	95	68
COL TOT	1,448	698	23	11	317	342	1,788	1,051

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 (CAT VIC)—A person who is a victim of a catastrophe for whom the identity cannot be ascertained This category also includes 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

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

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 (CAT VIC)—A person who is a victim of a catastrophe for whom the identity cannot be ascertained. This category also includes body parts when a body has been dismembered as the result of a catastrophe.

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
2005	834,536	1,383
2006	836,131	1,413
2007	814,967	1,788

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

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NCIC Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics for 2007