NCIC Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics for 2007
Pursuant to Public Law 101-647, 104 Statute 4967, Crime Control Act of 1990
Requirements

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

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:

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 2007

MISSING PERSON

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:

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 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.

 

*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.

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

2005

834,536

1,383

2006

836,131

1,413

2007

814,967

1,788

 

Source: NCIC Active/Expired Missing and Unidentified Analysis Reports