48 Interesting Facts About...Missing People

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1.Every 40 seconds, a child goes missing in the U.S.
2.When a child goes missing, the first 3 hours are the most crucial in finding the child safely. Approximately 76.2% of abducted children who are murdered are dead within three hours of the abduction.
3.t can take over 2 hours to get information about a missing child from a panicked parent.
4.Every year, more than 800,000 children are missing each year in the United States.
5.A person can be declared dead in absentia or "legally dead” after 7 years of being listed as missing. This time can be reduced in certain cases, such as in mass disasters (e.g., Sept 11, 2001) or major battles.
6.In 1980, roughly 150,000 people were reported missing per year. Now the number is 900,000.
7.Approximately 2,300 Americans are reported missing—every day. This includes both children and adults. This does not include Americans who have vanished in other countries, individuals who disappear and are never reported, or the homeless and their children.

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