FOI 416-24 Missing Persons -2021 -2024
Enquiry Reference: 416 - 24
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request, please accept my apologies for the late response. Below is your request and our response.
1) The number of people recorded as missing by the force in each of the years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24.
2021/22 – 6258
2022/23 – 6850
2023/24 – 6651
2) For each year, please could you provide a breakdown of the ages, gender and ethnicity of missing people.
2021/22 – Child 3974 (Missing from Care - 1450), Adult 2044 (Missing from Care - 11) and no DOB 240 (found before report completion)
2022/23 - Child 4338 (Missing from Care - 1338), Adult 2227 (Missing from Care - 19) and no DOB 285 (found before report completion)
2023/24 - Child 3946 (Missing from Care - 1262), Adult 2337 (Missing from Care - 95) and no DOB 368 (found before report completion)
3) For each year, please could you provide a breakdown of how many people had previously been recorded as missing/were repeat mispers.
2021/22 – 2151. Child 2046 (Care Setting 1090), Adult 105 (Care Setting 3).
2022/23 – 2255. Child 2126 (Care Setting 923), Adult 129 (Care Setting 3).
2023/24 – 1935. Child 1810 (Care Setting 905), Adult 125 (Care Setting 27).
4) For each year, how many missing people investigations took place and how many were closed.
2021/22 – 6258
2022/23 – 6850
2023/24 – 6651
5) For each year, please could you provide an estimation of the cost to the force of missing persons investigations.
No information held; we do not record this.
6) For each year, how many hours of police time were spent on missing persons investigations.
No information held; we do not record this.
7) What is the most the force has spent in estimated costs on an individual missing person investigation.
No information held; we do not record this.
8) What is the longest running individual investigation into a missing person carried out by the force.
23 years.
9) What is the average length of a missing persons investigation.
Typically, most people are found within 12 hours of being reported as missing. As for the average we do not record this information.
10) How many outstanding missing persons investigations is the force dealing with.
At the time the information was requested we have 18 long term missing persons.
There is also further information on the below link.
Downloads | UK Missing Persons Unit
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Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker