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How many missing children are recovered each year?

Statistics on children recovered from abductions are available in the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) reports, National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway and Throwaway Children (NISMART) Series. See the Missing Children Special Feature section of our site for more information.

Additional resources:

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC's) website
Annual AMBER Alert reports
FBI's Annual National Crime Information Center's Missing Person and Unidentified Person statistics

How many missing children are recovered each year?

How many missing children are recovered each year?

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