Missing persons statistics (FOI)

Request

Could I please have the following information:

A

The number of people who have been reported missing to this force during the calendar years of 2017 to 2020?

The number of people who were reported missing who were then found during the calendar years of 2017 to 2020?

Can this be broken down by gender and ethnicity?

Can this also be broken down by each of the following age ranges:

• 0-10

• 1-20

• 21-30

• 31-40

• 41-50

• 51-60

•  61-70

• 71 plus

B

The number of people who have been reported missing to this force during the lockdown period from 30 March 2020 – 15 April 2020?

The number of people who were reported missing who were then found during the lockdown period from 30 March 2020 – 15 April 2020?

Can this be broken down by gender and ethnicity?

Can this also be broken down by each of the following age ranges:

• 0-10

• 1-20

• 21-30

• 31-40

• 41-50

• 51-60

•  61-70

• 71 plus

Response

The figures requested are in the attached spread sheet:

Missing Person Statistics

Of the total 3233 persons reported missing over the four years requested, all have been located. None are still missing.

2916 of these missing persons (90%) were in the age group 11-20 years.