INDEPTH: MISSING CHILDREN

Missing Children
CBC News Online | Updated October 24, 2003

In 2002, more than 66,000 children went missing in Canada, according to National Missing Children's Services. Of those, 62 per cent of all cases were solved within one day and 86 per cent of cases were solved within a week.

Missing Children cases in Canada, by year (Source: National Missing Children's Services)
	Total missing	Runaway	Unknown	Other	Wander	Parental abduction	Kidnap	Accident
2002	66,532	52,390	10,994	2,052	594	429	35	38
2001	66,994	53,434	10,364	1,990	742	387	48	49
2000	63,712	50,633	10,031	1,958	597	416	42	35
1999	60,360	47,585	9,884	1,947	496	358	52	38
1998	62,087	48,388	10,254	2,326	623	426	42	28
1997	58,098	45,527	9,404	2,138	506	426	60	37
1996	56,122	43,717	9,181	1,914	822	409	45	34
1995	55,749	43,709	9,039	1,824	720	354	68	35
1994	51,973	40,140	8,901	1,774	672	394	68	24
1993	55,908	43,102	9,959	1,810	543	407	61	26

The majority of missing children were runaways (52,390), compared with 35 kidnaps and 429 parental abductions.

Females were more likely to go missing than males and accounted for 59 per cent of all missing kids.

If you wish to report a missing child or have information on a missing child, please contact the following:

Crime Stoppers: 1-800-222-TIPS
Website: http://www.canadacrimestoppers.com

Child Find: 1-800-387-7962
Website: http://www.childfind.ca

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