missing persons data report 2017/2018

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Missing Persons Data Report 2017/2018Website: missingpersons.police.uk

Contact email: [email protected]

National Tables

Time series of missing related reports in England and Wales Definitions

Table A1: Number of calls recorded by police forces in England and Wales between 2013-2018 Child = anyone under the age of 18 (at the time they went missing)

Table A2: Number of missing incidents recorded by police forces in the UK between 2015-2018 Adult = anyone aged 18 and over (at the time they went missing)

Table A3: Number of missing individuals recorded by police forces in the UK between 2015-2018Missing = "Anyone whose whereabouts cannot be established and

High level missing and absent figures for 2017/18 where the circumstances are out of character or the context

suggests the person may be subject of crime or at risk of harm to

Table B1: Number of missing-related calls recorded by police forces in England and Wales in 2017/18 themselves or another"

Table B2: Number of missing incidents and individuals recorded by UK police forces in 2017-18 Absent = "A person not at a place where they are expected or

required to be and there is no apparent risk"

Demographic breakdown for 2017/18 Absents have been added into missing with the exception of riskCalls = Telephone calls to the police relating to a missing or absent

Table C1: Gender distribution of missing incidents by police forces in the UK 2017/18 person, recorded on a command and control system. Multiple calls may

Table C2: Age distribution of missing incidents by police forces in the UK during 2017/18 relate to a single incident, or a call may relate to multiple

Table C3: Ethnicity distribution of missing incidents by police forces in England, Wales and PSNI during 2017/18 different incidents/individuals.

Table C4: Age and Gender distribution of missing incidents in England and Wales during 2017/18 Incidents = A single episode of someone being reported as missing

Table C5: Ethnicity and Gender distribution of missing incidents in England and Wales during 2017/18 or absent, which is recorded on a missing persons system. Multiple

incidents can be attributable to a single individual, and some incidents

Risk breakdown for 2017/18 may involve more than one individual.

Table D1: Distribution of incidents by risk category and police forces in the UK

Duration and Outcome of missing incidents for 2017/18

Table E1: Duration of missing incidents in the UK during 2017/18

Table E2: Proportion of missing incidents resulting in harm by police forces in England and Wales in 2017/18

Table E3: Nature of harm suffered whilst missing

Table E4: Number of missing related fatal outcomes in the UK between 2016-2018

Incidents involving vulnerabilities or those in care

Table F1: Number of missing incidents flagged by vulnerabilities in England and Wales during 2017/18

Table F2: Missing from care numbers in the UK during 2017/18

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Table A1: Number of calls recorded by police forces in England and Wales between 2013-2018

2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 Difference 2017/18 - 2016/17

270,699 282,066 337,640 387,930 405,798 17,868 5

Avon and Somerset 9,252 9,765 10,110 10,650 10,163 -487 -5

Bedfordshire 2,449 3,205 3,965 4,396 6,125 1,729 39

Cambridgeshire 1

2,991 2,788 3,169 3,650 2,633 -1,017 -28

Cheshire 2

4,178 4,537 6,162 5,746 6,414 668 12

City of London 151 114 139 145 111 -34 -23

Cleveland 3,023 3,383 5,188 5,072 4,939 -133 -3

Cumbria 1,169 1,483 2,440 2,728 2,749 21 1

Derbyshire 4,305 3,848 5,979 4,730 5,109 379 8

Devon and Cornwall 9,201 8,757 7,334 11,972 13,501 1,529 13

Dorset 2,071 2,292 x 4,403 5,249 846 19

Durham 1

1,942 1,095 3,079 3,786 1,652 -2,134 -56

Dyfed-Powys 2,347 2,171 3,276 3,006 2,751 -255 -8

Essex 3,222 3,248 6,116 7,648 7,919 271 4

Gloucestershire 2,220 2,405 2,280 3,034 2,354 -680 -22

Greater Manchester 19,567 20,402 28,787 31,663 35,007 3,344 11

Gwent 3,280 3,611 4,978 5,131 5,987 856 17

Hampshire 8,516 11,448 12,078 13,594 13,865 271 2

Hertfordshire 2,704 3,308 3,928 5,821 4,790 -1,031 -18

Humberside 5,042 3,950 4,885 5,353 5,667 314 6

Kent 10,599 10,406 9,826 9,951 13,161 3,210 32

Lancashire 7,607 7,135 9,173 12,084 13,674 1,590 13

Leicestershire 3,438 4,249 4,513 5,374 5,563 189 4

Lincolnshire 2,947 3,436 3,461 3,838 3,532 -306 -8

Merseyside 8,268 10,148 9,898 11,694 10,451 -1,243 -11

Metropolitan 44,172 42,956 52,834 60,902 75,455 14,553 24

Norfolk 3,432 2,617 3,243 4,801 3,182 -1,619 -34

North Wales 3,342 3,206 3,845 3,824 2,739 -1,085 -28

North Yorkshire 3,653 3,819 3,482 3,741 3,215 -526 -14

Northamptonshire 2,926 2,786 2,834 2,831 2,831 0 0

Northumbria 14,864 17,645 14,545 14,380 13,380 -1,000 -7

Nottinghamshire 4,749 3,441 5,388 6,370 7,040 670 11

South Wales 7,146 7,391 7,066 8,523 8,206 -317 -4

South Yorkshire 1

6,684 7,401 7,641 7,115 9,497 2,382 33

Staffordshire 2,848 3,272 5,002 5,155 5,312 157 3

Suffolk 2,532 3,035 3,310 4,538 4,513 -25 -1

Surrey 1,099 1,801 3,452 4,900 5,681 781 16

Sussex 12,070 10,405 14,092 16,481 9,641 -6,840 -42

Thames Valley 9,445 10,894 13,258 14,013 13,818 -195 -1

Warwickshire and West Mercia 6,113 6,592 7,139 8,247 8,278 31 0

West Midlands 4

15,155 17,529 19,682 22,234 25,266 3,032 14

West Yorkshire 7,528 7,238 16,344 21,078 21,266 188 1

Wiltshire 2,452 2,854 3,719 3,619 3,112 -507 -14

1. 2017/18 figures estimated, based on total number of missing incidents reported.2. Figures adjusted to match higher number of incidents reported under demographics data.3. Data for PSNI and Scotland unavailable.4. Estimated as COMPACT reports excluded absents in reporting . = Not applicable.x = Not available.

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Table A2: Number of missing incidents recorded by police forces in the UK between 2015-2018

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 difference 2017/18-2016/17 1 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 difference 2017/18-2016/17

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147,914 212,076 209,959 -2,117 -1.0 94,403 115,659 118,759 3,100 2.7

Avon and Somerset 2

3,695 3,976 4,254 278 7.0 3,223 3,780 3,770 -10 -0.3

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643 3,459 3,012 -447 -12.9 433 934 1,096 162 17.3

Cambridgeshire 1,427 1,558 1,749 191 12.3 610 674 884 210 31.2

Cheshire 2,743 4,211 4,517 306 7.3 1,087 1,532 1,891 359 23.4

City of London 11 18 7 -11 -61.1 60 89 100 11 12.4

Cleveland 2,793 3,856 3,712 -144 -3.7 1,092 1,216 1,226 10 0.8

Cumbria 1,552 1,951 1,959 8 0.4 891 1,144 1,237 93 8.1

Derbyshire 1,281 1,192 1,253 61 5.1 663 525 557 32 6.1

Devon and Cornwall 3,248 6,221 6,141 -80 -1.3 3,028 3,591 3,734 143 4.0

Dorset 4

x 1,896 2,959 1,063 56.1 x 1,116 2,502 1,386 124.2

Durham 761 1,104 1,134 30 2.7 344 501 518 17 3.4

Dyfed-Powys 2

1,856 1,725 1,193 -532 -30.8 1,090 1,317 1,162 -155 -11.8

Essex 3,167 5,083 5,084 1 0.0 2,303 2,771 2,848 77 2.8

Gloucestershire 976 1,396 1,415 19 1.4 916 1,175 1,094 -81 -6.9

Greater Manchester 16,457 19,011 17,614 -1,397 -7.3 10,259 14,343 14,530 187 1.3

Gwent 3,559 2,981 3,882 901 30.2 475 699 875 176 25.2

Hampshire 2

5,210 7,298 7,666 368 5.0 2,539 3,119 3,237 118 3.8

Hertfordshire 2,136 2,550 3,155 605 23.7 1,583 1,982 1,988 6 0.3

Humberside 2,726 4,035 4,471 436 10.8 956 1,226 1,048 -178 -14.5

Kent 6,883 7,088 8,490 1,402 19.8 2,592 2,863 3,301 438 15.3

Lancashire 2

4,405 7,908 7,106 -802 -10.1 1,850 2,572 2,382 -190 -7.4

Leicestershire 1,946 2,780 2,649 -131 -4.7 1,106 1,416 1,575 159 11.2

Lincolnshire 2,5

438 2,342 2,195 -147 -6.3 366 1,187 1,337 150 12.6

Merseyside 5,663 8,556 8,522 -34 -0.4 2,378 3,069 2,757 -312 -10.2

Metropolitan 23,944 35,036 32,695 -2,341 -6.7 22,725 21,602 21,187 -415 -1.9

Norfolk 1,158 2,153 2,512 359 16.7 1,011 1,541 1,590 49 3.2

North Wales 1,527 1,619 1,482 -137 -8.5 868 859 755 -104 -12.1

North Yorkshire 1,345 3,027 2,525 -502 -16.6 590 708 674 -34 -4.8

Northamptonshire 929 2,013 1,226 -787 -39.1 537 694 742 48 6.9

Northumbria 4,569 5,783 5,084 -699 -12.1 2,906 3,497 3,486 -11 -0.3

Nottinghamshire 1,997 4,188 2,381 -1,807 -43.1 1,267 2,558 1,074 -1,484 -58.0

South Wales 4,371 5,659 5,606 -53 -0.9 2,695 2,864 3,268 404 14.1

South Yorkshire 2

4,266 5,255 6,187 932 17.7 2,402 2,886 3,285 399 13.8

Staffordshire 2,590 3,692 3,672 -20 -0.5 1,058 1,165 1,535 370 31.8

Suffolk 1,539 2,637 2,832 195 7.4 977 1,144 1,256 112 9.8

Surrey 1,396 2,108 2,878 770 36.5 1,189 1,958 2,474 516 26.4

Sussex 1,808 1,839 2,535 696 37.8 969 909 1,270 361 39.7

Thames Valley 7,262 8,702 8,456 -246 -2.8 5,675 6,491 6,004 -487 -7.5

Warwickshire and West Mercia 2,923 4,844 5,097 253 5.2 2,175 3,009 3,042 33 1.1

West Midlands 5,060 5,714 5,137 -577 -10.1 2,611 2,775 2,743 -32 -1.2

West Yorkshire 6,757 13,187 13,570 383 2.9 4,410 7,237 7,754 517 7.1

Wiltshire 897 2,425 1,945 -480 -19.8 494 921 971 50 5.4

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x x 14,698 . . x x 8,268 .

1. Excluded are a total of 955 and 1030 reported incidents with a recording of unknown person group (i.e Child or Adult) for 2016/17 and 2017/18 respectively.2. Total number of incidents adjusted for 2017/18.3. The incident data from Bedfordshire Police for 2016/17 is drawn from a different system, making the 2016/17 data incomparable with the 2015/16 data.4. Dorset Police were unable to provide data for 2015/16 due to a change in ICT system part way through the year.5. The adult incident data from Lincolnshire Police only included data for Q2-Q4 (July 2016-March 2017) due to a change in recording practices. The data is therefore not directly comparable with the data for 2015/16.6. PSNI refer to missing persons reports and Scotland refers to missing persons investigations.. = Not applicable.x = Not available.

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Table A3: Number of missing individuals recorded by police forces in the UK between 2015-2018

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 Difference 2017/18-2016/17 1 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 Difference 2017/18-2016/17

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60,045 79,289 70,460 -8,829 -11 74,712 88,962 87,349 -1,613 -2

Avon and Somerset 2,157 1,737 1,817 80 5 2,754 2,892 2,921 29 1

Bedfordshire3

421 1,251 819 -432 -35 400 756 881 125 17

Cambridgeshire 554 645 697 52 8 520 595 737 142 24

Cheshire 1,136 2,131 1,613 -518 -24 938 1,403 1,568 165 12

City of London 14 14 8 -6 -43 61 86 101 15 17

Cleveland4

x 1,535 1,237 -298 -19 x 1,012 939 -73 -7

Cumbria 876 806 1,075 269 33 795 899 1,079 180 20

Derbyshire 534 485 460 -25 -5 504 449 463 14 3

Devon and Cornwall 1,364 2,310 1,970 -340 -15 2,420 2,815 2,902 87 3

Dorset4

x 785 984 199 25 x 974 1,878 904 93

Durham 324 546 423 -123 -23 311 426 448 22 5

Dyfed-Powys 798 802 674 -128 -16 859 1,020 963 -57 -6

Essex 1,399 2,044 1,840 -204 -10 1,879 2,302 2,267 -35 -2

Gloucestershire 442 466 387 -79 -17 681 844 657 -187 -22

Greater Manchester 4,379 4,856 4,851 -5 0 7,625 8,671 9,094 423 5

Gwent 760 805 850 45 6 395 585 731 146 25

Hampshire 1,879 2,945 2,558 -387 -13 1,873 2,728 2,435 -293 -11

Hertfordshire 942 1,112 1,206 94 8 1,269 1,576 1,618 42 3

Humberside 833 1,414 1,197 -217 -15 778 994 861 -133 -13

Kent 2,474 2,440 3,650 1,210 50 2,125 2,270 2,899 629 28

Lancashire 1,606 2,995 2,612 -383 -13 1,506 2,038 1,812 -226 -11

Leicestershire 747 932 854 -78 -8 906 1,096 1,208 112 10

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256 1,519 897 -622 -41 324 961 1,048 87 9

Merseyside 1,905 2,504 2,118 -386 -15 1,800 2,416 2,124 -292 -12

Metropolitan 13,116 13,222 12,245 -977 -7 18,280 16,301 15,742 -559 -3

Norfolk 552 954 936 -18 -2 827 1,301 1,204 -97 -7

North Wales 676 922 631 -291 -32 744 806 673 -133 -17

North Yorkshire 657 1,097 771 -326 -30 508 632 588 -44 -7

Northamptonshire 446 968 696 -272 -28 464 599 666 67 11

Northumbria 1,397 1,846 1,408 -438 -24 2,209 2,504 2,434 -70 -3

Nottinghamshire 1,023 2,068 1,045 -1,023 -49 991 2,143 885 -1,258 -59

South Wales 2,004 1,578 1,557 -21 -1 2,357 2,203 2,459 256 12

South Yorkshire 1,773 2,501 x . . 1,855 2,282 x . .

Staffordshire 990 1,385 1,199 -186 -13 797 906 1,198 292 32

Suffolk 642 850 860 10 1 834 924 1,032 108 12

Surrey 604 842 1,145 303 36 932 1,399 1,904 505 36

Sussex 655 712 870 158 22 861 809 1,087 278 34

Thames Valley 3,418 3,556 3,329 -227 -6 4,505 5,123 4,558 -565 -11

Warwickshire and West Mercia 1,342 1,922 1,990 68 4 1,839 2,485 2,535 50 2

West Midlands 1,850 1,959 1,884 -75 -4 2,114 2,421 2,285 -136 -6

West Yorkshire 2,657 4,912 4,353 -559 -11 3,451 5,541 5,696 155 3

Wiltshire 423 916 744 -172 -19 421 775 769 -6 -1

Northern Ireland x 1,748 x . . x 3,919 x . .

Scotland x 5,755 7,976 2,221 39 x 6,316 4,486 -1,830 -29

1. The percentage increase in children recorded has been calculated excluding Bedfordshire, Cleveland and Dorset data. 2. The percentage increase in adults recorded has been calculated excluding Bedfordshire, Cleveland, Dorset and Lincolnshire data.3. The individual data from Bedfordshire Police for 2016/17 are drawn from a different system, making the 2016/17 data incomparable with the 2015/16 data.4. Cleveland and Dorset Police were unable to provide this data for 2015/16.5. The adult individual data from Lincolnshire Police only includes data for Q2-Q4 (July 2016-March 2017) due to a change in recording practices. The data was therefore not directly comparable with the data for 2015/16.6. Excludes 224 individuals in E&W, who had been reported with an unknown person group (i.e. Child or Adult).. = Not applicable.x = Not available.

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Table B2: Number of missing incidents and individuals recorded by UK police forces in 2017-18

Children Adults Unknown Total Children Adults Unknown Total Children Adults Unknown Total Children Adults Unknown Total

England and Wales 209,959 118,759 1,030 329,748 70,460 87,349 224 158,033 63.7 36.0 0.3 100 44.6 55.3 0.1 100

Avon and Somerset 4,254 3,770 379 8,403 1,817 2,921 64 4,802 50.6 44.9 4.5 100 37.8 60.8 1.3 100

Bedfordshire 3,012 1,096 0 4,108 819 881 0 1,700 73.3 26.7 0.0 100 48.2 51.8 0.0 100

Cambridgeshire 1,749 884 0 2,633 697 737 0 1,434 66.4 33.6 0.0 100 48.6 51.4 0.0 100

Cheshire 4,517 1,891 6 6,414 1,613 1,568 4 3,185 70.4 29.5 0.1 100 50.6 49.2 0.1 100

City of London 7 100 4 111 8 101 2 111 6.3 90.1 3.6 100 7.2 91.0 1.8 100

Cleveland 3,712 1,226 1 4,939 1,237 939 1 2,177 75.2 24.8 0.0 100 56.8 43.1 0.0 100

Cumbria 1,959 1,237 0 3,196 1,075 1,079 0 2,154 61.3 38.7 0.0 100 49.9 50.1 0.0 100

Derbyshire 1,253 557 0 1,810 460 463 0 923 69.2 30.8 0.0 100 49.8 50.2 0.0 100

Devon and Cornwall 6,141 3,734 0 9,875 1,970 2,902 0 4,872 62.2 37.8 0.0 100 40.4 59.6 0.0 100

Dorset 2,959 2,502 37 5,498 984 1,878 35 2,897 53.8 45.5 0.7 100 34.0 64.8 1.2 100

Durham 1,134 518 0 1,652 423 448 0 871 68.6 31.4 0.0 100 48.6 51.4 0.0 100

Dyfed-Powys 1,193 1,162 26 2,381 674 963 0 1,637 50.1 48.8 1.1 100 41.2 58.8 0.0 100

Essex 5,084 2,848 0 7,932 1,840 2,267 0 4,107 64.1 35.9 0.0 100 44.8 55.2 0.0 100

Gloucestershire 1,415 1,094 0 2,509 387 657 0 1,044 56.4 43.6 0.0 100 37.1 62.9 0.0 100

Greater Manchester 17,614 14,530 0 32,144 4,851 9,094 0 13,945 54.8 45.2 0.0 100 34.8 65.2 0.0 100

Gwent 3,882 875 27 4,784 850 731 0 1,581 81.1 18.3 0.6 100 53.8 46.2 0.0 100

Hampshire 7,666 3,237 187 11,090 2,558 2,435 17 5,010 69.1 29.2 1.7 100 51.1 48.6 0.3 100

Hertfordshire 3,155 1,988 0 5,143 1,206 1,618 0 2,824 61.3 38.7 0.0 100 42.7 57.3 0.0 100

Humberside 4,471 1,048 0 5,519 1,197 861 0 2,058 81.0 19.0 0.0 100 58.2 41.8 0.0 100

Kent 8,490 3,301 0 11,791 3,650 2,899 0 6,549 72.0 28.0 0.0 100 55.7 44.3 0.0 100

Lancashire 7,106 2,382 0 9,488 2,612 1,812 0 4,424 74.9 25.1 0.0 100 59.0 41.0 0.0 100

Leicestershire 2,649 1,575 0 4,224 854 1,208 0 2,062 62.7 37.3 0.0 100 41.4 58.6 0.0 100

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2,195 1,337 0 3,532 897 1,048 0 1,945 62.1 37.9 0.0 100 46.1 53.9 0.0 100

Merseyside 8,522 2,757 0 11,279 2,118 2,124 0 4,242 75.6 24.4 0.0 100 49.9 50.1 0.0 100

Metropolitan 32,695 21,187 0 53,882 12,245 15,742 0 27,987 60.7 39.3 0.0 100 43.8 56.2 0.0 100

Norfolk 2,512 1,590 0 4,102 936 1,204 0 2,140 61.2 38.8 0.0 100 43.7 56.3 0.0 100

North Wales 1,482 755 0 2,237 631 673 0 1,304 66.2 33.8 0.0 100 48.4 51.6 0.0 100

North Yorkshire 2,525 674 16 3,215 771 588 11 1,370 78.5 21.0 0.5 100 56.3 42.9 0.8 100

Northamptonshire 1,226 742 0 1,968 696 666 0 1,362 62.3 37.7 0.0 100 51.1 48.9 0.0 100

Northumbria 5,084 3,486 0 8,570 1,408 2,434 0 3,842 59.3 40.7 0.0 100 36.6 63.4 0.0 100

Nottinghamshire 2,381 1,074 0 3,455 1,045 885 0 1,930 68.9 31.1 0.0 100 54.1 45.9 0.0 100

South Wales 5,606 3,268 9 8,883 1,557 2,459 0 4,016 63.1 36.8 0.1 100 38.8 61.2 0.0 100

South Yorkshire 6,187 3,285 25 9,497 x x x x 65.1 34.6 0.3 100 . . . .

Staffordshire 3,672 1,535 0 5,207 1,199 1,198 0 2,397 70.5 29.5 0.0 100 50.0 50.0 0.0 100

Suffolk 2,832 1,256 0 4,088 860 1,032 0 1,892 69.3 30.7 0.0 100 45.5 54.5 0.0 100

Surrey 2,878 2,474 219 5,571 1,145 1,904 18 3,067 51.7 44.4 3.9 100 37.3 62.1 0.6 100

Sussex 2,535 1,270 0 3,805 870 1,087 0 1,957 66.6 33.4 0.0 100 44.5 55.5 0.0 100

Thames Valley 8,456 6,004 0 14,460 3,329 4,558 0 7,887 58.5 41.5 0.0 100 42.2 57.8 0.0 100

Warwickshire and West Mercia 5,097 3,042 0 8,139 1,990 2,535 0 4,525 62.6 37.4 0.0 100 44.0 56.0 0.0 100

West Midlands 5,137 2,743 0 7,880 1,884 2,285 0 4,169 65.2 34.8 0.0 100 45.2 54.8 0.0 100

West Yorkshire 13,570 7,754 74 21,398 4,353 5,696 65 10,114 63.4 36.2 0.3 100 43.0 56.3 0.6 100

Wiltshire 1,945 971 20 2,936 744 769 7 1,520 66.2 33.1 0.7 100 48.9 50.6 0.5 100

Incidents Individuals

Numbers


Percentages

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Table B2: Number of missing incidents and individuals recorded by UK police forces in 2017-18

Children Adults Unknown Total Children Adults Unknown Total Children Adults Unknown Total Children Adults Unknown Total

England and Wales 209,959 118,759 1,030 329,748 70,460 87,349 224 158,033 63.7 36.0 0.3 100 44.6 55.3 0.1 100


Numbers


Percentages

Northern Ireland 2

6,425 5,574 0 11,999 x x x x 53.5 46.5 0.0 100 . . . .

Scotland 3, 4

14,698 8,268 0 22,966 7976 4486 x 12,462 64.0 36.0 0.0 100 64.0 36.0 . 100

1. The adult data for Lincolnshire only includeed data from Q2-Q4 (July 2016-March 2017) as it was not possible to distinguish between missing and absent data for Q1.2. Police Service for Northern Ireland refer to their records as missing person reports. These are deemed to be similar but may not be directly comparable to the incidents created on the police recording systems in England and Wales.3. Police Scotland data relates to the number of missing person investigations recorded on their bespoke system. These are deemed to be similar but may not be directly comparable to the incidents created on the police recording systems in England and Wales.4. Estimated value used.. = Not applicable.x = Not available.

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Table C1: Gender distribution of missing incidents by police forces in the UK during 2017/18

Male Female Trans Unknown Total Male Female Trans Unknown Total

England and Wales 176,439 136,729 230 16,350 329,748 53.5 41.5 0.1 5.0 100

Avon and Somerset 3

4,570 3,503 0 330 8,403 54.4 41.7 0.0 3.9 100

Bedfordshire 1,906 1,930 0 272 4,108 46.4 47.0 0.0 6.6 100

Cambridgeshire 1,435 1,067 0 131 2,633 54.5 40.5 0.0 5.0 100

Cheshire 3,756 2,646 0 12 6,414 58.6 41.3 0.0 0.2 100

City of London 77 34 0 0 111 69.4 30.6 0.0 0.0 100

Cleveland 3,013 1,924 0 2 4,939 61.0 39.0 0.0 0.0 100

Cumbria 1,745 1,451 0 0 3,196 54.6 45.4 0.0 0.0 100

Derbyshire 903 906 1 0 1,810 49.9 50.1 0.1 0.0 100

Devon and Cornwall 5,695 4,164 16 0 9,875 57.7 42.2 0.2 0.0 100

Dorset 3,058 2,432 0 8 5,498 55.6 44.2 0.0 0.1 100

Durham x x x 1,652 1,652 . . . 100.0 100

Dyfed-Powys 3

1,331 1,049 1 0 2,381 55.9 44.1 0.0 0.0 100

Essex 4,455 3,447 29 1 7,932 56.2 43.5 0.4 0.0 100

Gloucestershire 1,220 1,287 2 0 2,509 48.6 51.3 0.1 0.0 100

Greater Manchester 17,509 11,279 0 3,356 32,144 54.5 35.1 0.0 10.4 100

Gwent 2,388 2,386 2 8 4,784 49.9 49.9 0.0 0.2 100

Hampshire 3

6,496 4,555 0 39 11,090 58.6 41.1 0.0 0.4 100

Hertfordshire 3,031 2,101 8 3 5,143 58.9 40.9 0.2 0.1 100

Humberside 3,133 2,385 1 0 5,519 56.8 43.2 0.0 0.0 100

Kent 6,579 5,053 1 158 11,791 55.8 42.9 0.0 1.3 100

Lancashire 3

5,259 4,229 0 0 9,488 55.4 44.6 0.0 0.0 100

Leicestershire 2,231 1,752 1 240 4,224 52.8 41.5 0.0 5.7 100

Lincolnshire 3

1,912 1,620 0 0 3,532 54.1 45.9 0.0 0.0 100

Merseyside 6,556 4,723 0 0 11,279 58.1 41.9 0.0 0.0 100

Metropolitan 29,962 23,824 71 25 53,882 55.6 44.2 0.1 0.0 100

Norfolk 2,392 1,688 21 1 4,102 58.3 41.2 0.5 0.0 100

North Wales 1,277 960 0 0 2,237 57.1 42.9 0.0 0.0 100

North Yorkshire 1,784 1,421 0 10 3,215 55.5 44.2 0.0 0.3 100

Northamptonshire 798 1,054 1 115 1,968 40.5 53.6 0.1 5.8 100

Northumbria 5,220 3,345 0 5 8,570 60.9 39.0 0.0 0.1 100

Nottinghamshire 1,718 1,728 3 6 3,455 49.7 50.0 0.1 0.2 100

South Wales 4,725 4,141 2 15 8,883 53.2 46.6 0.0 0.2 100

South Yorkshire x x x 9,497 9,497 . . . 100.0 100

Staffordshire 3,171 2,026 9 1 5,207 60.9 38.9 0.2 0.0 100

Suffolk 2,395 1,686 7 0 4,088 58.6 41.2 0.2 0.0 100

Surrey 2,713 2,624 23 211 5,571 48.7 47.1 0.4 3.8 100

Sussex 1,832 1,969 4 0 3,805 48.1 51.7 0.1 0.0 100

Thames Valley 8,476 5,942 0 42 14,460 58.6 41.1 0.0 0.3 100

Warwickshire and West Mercia 4,599 3,523 13 4 8,139 56.5 43.3 0.2 0.0 100

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Table C1: Gender distribution of missing incidents by police forces in the UK during 2017/18

Male Female Trans Unknown Total Male Female Trans Unknown Total

England and Wales 176,439 136,729 230 16,350 329,748 53.5 41.5 0.1 5.0 100

Numbers Percentages

West Midlands 3,892 3,970 14 4 7,880 49.4 50.4 0.2 0.1 100

West Yorkshire 11,756 9,440 0 202 21,398 54.9 44.1 0.0 0.9 100

Wiltshire 1,471 1,465 0 0 2,936 50.1 49.9 0.0 0.0 100

Northern Ireland 1

7,190 4,580 11 218 11,999 59.9 38.2 0.1 1.8 100

Scotland 2

13,232 9,672 62 0 22,966 57.6 42.1 0.3 0.0 100

1. Police Service for Northern Ireland refer to their records as missing person reports. These are deemed to be similar but may not be directly comparable to the incidents created on the police recording

systems in England and Wales.

2. Police Scotland data relates to the number of missing person investigations recorded on their bespoke system. These are deemed to be similar but may not be directly comparable to the incidents created on the police recording systems in England and Wales.3. Total number of incidents or unknowns adjusted. . = Not applicable.x = Not available.

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Table C2: Age distribution of missing incidents by police forces in the UK during 2017/18

0-11yrs 12-17yrs 18-39yrs 40-59yrs 60+yrs Unknown Total 0-11yrs 12-17yrs 18-39yrs 40-59yrs 60+yrs Unknown Total

11,532 179,260 62,095 28,190 14,152 34,519 329,748 3.5 54.4 18.8 8.5 4.3 10.5 100

England and Wales excluding unknows 295,229 3.9 60.7 21.0 9.5 4.8 . 100

Avon and Somerset 1

336 3,973 2,274 1,064 460 296 8,403 4.0 47.3 27.1 12.7 5.5 3.5 100

Bedfordshire 83 2,929 716 279 101 0 4,108 2.0 71.3 17.4 6.8 2.5 0.0 100

Cambridgeshire 91 1,658 552 247 85 0 2,633 3.5 63.0 21.0 9.4 3.2 0.0 100

Cheshire 323 4,193 1,098 505 291 4 6,414 5.0 65.4 17.1 7.9 4.5 0.1 100

City of London 4 4 62 28 11 2 111 3.6 3.6 55.9 25.2 9.9 1.8 100

Cleveland 425 3,287 803 303 120 1 4,939 8.6 66.6 16.3 6.1 2.4 0.0 100

Cumbria 153 1,806 686 365 186 0 3,196 4.8 56.5 21.5 11.4 5.8 0.0 100

Derbyshire 62 1,191 341 156 60 0 1,810 3.4 65.8 18.8 8.6 3.3 0.0 100

Devon and Cornwall 287 5,854 2,103 1,127 504 0 9,875 2.9 59.3 21.3 11.4 5.1 0.0 100

Dorset 1

193 2,766 1,349 680 473 37 5,498 3.5 50.3 24.5 12.4 8.6 0.7 100

Durham 2

x x x x x 1,652 1,652 . . . . . 100.0 100

Dyfed-Powys 1

121 1,084 717 314 145 0 2,381 5.1 45.5 30.1 13.2 6.1 0.0 100

Essex 340 4,744 1,540 776 532 0 7,932 4.3 59.8 19.4 9.8 6.7 0.0 100

Gloucestershire 61 1,354 689 293 112 0 2,509 2.4 54.0 27.5 11.7 4.5 0.0 100

Greater Manchester 2

x x x x x 32,144 32,144 . . . . . 100.0 100

Gwent 140 3,766 560 232 86 0 4,784 2.9 78.7 11.7 4.8 1.8 0.0 100

Hampshire 1

694 7,111 1,876 833 552 24 11,090 6.3 64.1 16.9 7.5 5.0 0.2 100

Hertfordshire 173 2,982 1,139 514 335 0 5,143 3.4 58.0 22.1 10.0 6.5 0.0 100

Humberside 248 4,223 585 312 151 0 5,519 4.5 76.5 10.6 5.7 2.7 0.0 100

Kent 405 8,085 1,961 778 562 0 11,791 3.4 68.6 16.6 6.6 4.8 0.0 100

Lancashire 1

337 6,287 1,644 802 418 0 9,488 3.6 66.3 17.3 8.5 4.4 0.0 100

Leicestershire 180 2,469 967 427 181 0 4,224 4.3 58.5 22.9 10.1 4.3 0.0 100

Lincolnshire 1

144 1,985 837 427 139 0 3,532 4.1 56.2 23.7 12.1 3.9 0.0 100

Merseyside 436 8,086 1,583 798 376 0 11,279 3.9 71.7 14.0 7.1 3.3 0.0 100

Metropolitan 1,320 31,375 12,378 5,865 2,944 0 53,882 2.4 58.2 23.0 10.9 5.5 0.0 100

Norfolk 173 2,339 903 457 230 0 4,102 4.2 57.0 22.0 11.1 5.6 0.0 100

North Wales 64 1,417 421 252 83 0 2,237 2.9 63.3 18.8 11.3 3.7 0.0 100

North Yorkshire 60 2,347 501 186 121 0 3,215 1.9 73.0 15.6 5.8 3.8 0.0 100

Northamptonshire 45 1,181 498 179 65 0 1,968 2.3 60.0 25.3 9.1 3.3 0.0 100

Northumbria 153 4,927 2,430 804 244 12 8,570 1.8 57.5 28.4 9.4 2.8 0.1 100

Nottinghamshire 318 2,063 573 250 251 0 3,455 9.2 59.7 16.6 7.2 7.3 0.0 100

South Wales 311 5,301 2,073 867 328 3 8,883 3.5 59.7 23.3 9.8 3.7 0.0 100

South Yorkshire 1

317 5,887 2,009 841 443 0 9,497 3.3 62.0 21.2 8.9 4.7 0.0 100

Staffordshire 130 3,542 942 449 144 0 5,207 2.5 68.0 18.1 8.6 2.8 0.0 100

Suffolk 128 2,704 799 313 144 0 4,088 3.1 66.1 19.5 7.7 3.5 0.0 100

Surrey 202 2,676 1,360 700 415 218 5,571 3.6 48.0 24.4 12.6 7.4 3.9 100

Sussex 80 2,455 684 419 167 0 3,805 2.1 64.5 18.0 11.0 4.4 0.0 100

Thames Valley 1,165 7,285 3,681 1,484 807 38 14,460 8.1 50.4 25.5 10.3 5.6 0.3 100

Warwickshire and West Mercia 245 4,852 1,806 798 438 0 8,139 3.0 59.6 22.2 9.8 5.4 0.0 100

West Midlands 208 4,929 1,684 736 323 0 7,880 2.6 62.6 21.4 9.3 4.1 0.0 100

West Yorkshire 1,240 12,331 4,704 2,043 1,006 74 21,398 5.8 57.6 22.0 9.5 4.7 0.3 100

Wiltshire 137 1,812 567 287 119 14 2,936 4.7 61.7 19.3 9.8 4.1 0.5 100

England and Wales

Numbers Percentages

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Table C2: Age distribution of missing incidents by police forces in the UK during 2017/18


11,532 179,260 62,095 28,190 14,152 34,519 329,748 3.5 54.4 18.8 8.5 4.3 10.5 100

England and Wales excluding unknows 295,229 3.9 60.7 21.0 9.5 4.8 . 100

England and Wales

Numbers Percentages

11,999 100

1. Total number of incidents or unknowns adjusted. Presented but excluded from the overall analysis.

2. Force unable to provide this level of breakdown.

3. Police Service for Northern Ireland refer to their records as missing person reports. These are deemed to be similar but may not be directly comparable to the incidents created on the police recording systems

in England and Wales. Exact age breakdowns unavailable.

4. Data for Scotland unavailable.

. = Not applicable.

x = Not available.

5,653 6,346 52.9 47.1Northern Ireland 3, 4

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Table C3: Ethnicity distribution of missing incidents by police forces in England, Wales and PSNI during 2017/18

England and Wales 196,105 7,811 32,019 12,714 888 2,414 77,797 329,748 59.5 2.4 9.7 3.9 0.3 0.7 23.6 100

England and Wales excluding Other/unknowns 251,951 77.8 3.1 12.7 5.0 0.4 1.0 . 100

Avon and Somerset 3,784 22 221 17 5 8 4,346 8,403 45.0 0.3 2.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 51.7 100

Bedfordshire 1,972 128 504 217 6 43 1,238 4,108 48.0 3.1 12.3 5.3 0.1 1.0 30.1 100

Cambridgeshire 1,309 24 112 71 5 11 1,101 2,633 49.7 0.9 4.3 2.7 0.2 0.4 41.8 100

Cheshire 6,053 30 93 47 7 11 173 6,414 94.4 0.5 1.4 0.7 0.1 0.2 2.7 100

City of London 61 6 11 10 3 1 19 111 55.0 5.4 9.9 9.0 2.7 0.9 17.1 100

Cleveland 4,385 3 44 171 6 4 326 4,939 88.8 0.1 0.9 3.5 0.1 0.1 6.6 100

Cumbria 3,141 0 10 6 2 0 37 3,196 98.3 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 1.2 100

Derbyshire 1,501 94 95 56 4 7 53 1,810 82.9 5.2 5.2 3.1 0.2 0.4 2.9 100

Devon and Cornwall 8,810 397 191 71 19 43 344 9,875 89.2 4.0 1.9 0.7 0.2 0.4 3.5 100

Dorset 4,579 31 101 24 2 14 747 5,498 83.3 0.6 1.8 0.4 0.0 0.3 13.6 100

Durham 1

x x x x x x 1,652 1,652 x x x x x x 100.0 100

Dyfed-Powys 1,122 29 12 5 2 3 1,208 2,381 47.1 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.1 50.7 100

Essex 6,664 135 724 154 27 52 176 7,932 84.0 1.7 9.1 1.9 0.3 0.7 2.2 100

Gloucestershire 1,935 217 197 38 2 6 114 2,509 77.1 8.6 7.9 1.5 0.1 0.2 4.5 100


x x x x x x 32,144 32,144 x x x x x x 100.0 100

Gwent 3,954 0 126 180 7 10 507 4,784 82.7 0.0 2.6 3.8 0.1 0.2 10.6 100

Hampshire 3,246 65 217 94 30 11 7,427 11,090 29.3 0.6 2.0 0.8 0.3 0.1 67.0 100

Hertfordshire 2,612 218 385 165 13 34 1,716 5,143 50.8 4.2 7.5 3.2 0.3 0.7 33.4 100

Humberside 5,201 33 79 29 5 37 135 5,519 94.2 0.6 1.4 0.5 0.1 0.7 2.4 100

Kent 4,373 1,486 522 174 27 62 5,147 11,791 37.1 12.6 4.4 1.5 0.2 0.5 43.7 100

Lancashire 8,519 44 219 513 14 12 167 9,488 89.8 0.5 2.3 5.4 0.1 0.1 1.8 100

Leicestershire 2,525 40 719 321 17 5 597 4,224 59.8 0.9 17.0 7.6 0.4 0.1 14.1 100

Lincolnshire 3,026 23 82 45 6 6 344 3,532 85.7 0.7 2.3 1.3 0.2 0.2 9.7 100

Merseyside 9,988 69 420 116 21 46 619 11,279 88.6 0.6 3.7 1.0 0.2 0.4 5.5 100

Metropolitan 22,838 2,594 19,483 5,135 367 1,346 2,119 53,882 42.4 4.8 36.2 9.5 0.7 2.5 3.9 100

Norfolk 3,448 111 232 30 18 23 240 4,102 84.1 2.7 5.7 0.7 0.4 0.6 5.9 100

North Wales 1,886 16 39 10 10 12 264 2,237 84.3 0.7 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.5 11.8 100

North Yorkshire 2,826 1 60 40 8 2 278 3,215 87.9 0.0 1.9 1.2 0.2 0.1 8.6 100

Northamptonshire 1,590 40 143 61 16 41 77 1,968 80.8 2.0 7.3 3.1 0.8 2.1 3.9 100

Northumbria 7,991 51 103 156 13 20 236 8,570 93.2 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.2 0.2 2.8 100

Nottinghamshire 2,716 90 441 109 11 22 66 3,455 78.6 2.6 12.8 3.2 0.3 0.6 1.9 100

South Wales 6,776 116 243 175 17 36 1,520 8,883 76.3 1.3 2.7 2.0 0.2 0.4 17.1 100

South Yorkshire 4,564 43 284 320 11 79 4,196 9,497 48.1 0.5 3.0 3.4 0.1 0.8 44.2 100

Staffordshire 4,530 94 253 180 13 24 113 5,207 87.0 1.8 4.9 3.5 0.2 0.5 2.2 100

Suffolk 3,189 309 281 44 7 72 186 4,088 78.0 7.6 6.9 1.1 0.2 1.8 4.5 100

Surrey 4,115 145 282 203 19 27 780 5,571 73.9 2.6 5.1 3.6 0.3 0.5 14.0 100

Sussex 3,121 185 290 114 17 53 25 3,805 82.0 4.9 7.6 3.0 0.4 1.4 0.7 100

Thames Valley 9,962 252 1,731 879 51 46 1,539 14,460 68.9 1.7 12.0 6.1 0.4 0.3 10.6 100

Warwickshire and West Mercia 7,111 135 303 140 19 25 406 8,139 87.4 1.7 3.7 1.7 0.2 0.3 5.0 100

West Midlands 4,898 265 1,590 870 25 96 136 7,880 62.2 3.4 20.2 11.0 0.3 1.2 1.7 100

West Yorkshire 13,443 257 1,058 1,678 29 36 4,897 21,398 62.8 1.2 4.9 7.8 0.1 0.2 22.9 100

Wiltshire 2,341 13 119 46 7 28 382 2,936 79.7 0.4 4.1 1.6 0.2 1.0 13.0 100

Black Asian

Chinese,

Japanese &

SE Asian

Middle

Eastern

Numbers

Other/

unknown Total

White -

North

European

White -

South

European

Percentages

White -

North

European

White -

South

European Black Asian

Chinese,

Japanese &

SE Asian

Middle

Eastern

Other/

unknown Total

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Table C3: Ethnicity distribution of missing incidents by police forces in England, Wales and PSNI during 2017/18

England and Wales 196,105 7,811 32,019 12,714 888 2,414 77,797 329,748 59.5 2.4 9.7 3.9 0.3 0.7 23.6 100

England and Wales excluding Other/unknowns 251,951 77.8 3.1 12.7 5.0 0.4 1.0 . 100

Black Asian

Chinese,

Japanese &

SE Asian

Middle

Eastern

Numbers

Other/

unknown Total

White -

North

European

White -

South

European

Percentages

White -

North

European

White -

South


Chinese,

Japanese &

SE Asian

Middle

Eastern

Other/

unknown Total

Northern Ireland 2

10,888 0 73 124 13 0 901 11,999 90.7 0.0 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.0 7.5 100

Scotland 1

x x x x x x x x . . . . . . . .

1. Force unable to provide breakdown by ethnicity.

2. Police Service for Northern Ireland refer to their records as missing person reports. These are deemed to be similar but may not be

directly comparable to the incidents created on the police recording systems in England and Wales.

. = Not applicable.

x = Not available.

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Table C4: Age and Gender distribution of missing incidents in England and Wales during 2017/18


11,214 173,373 60,091 27,349 13,710 723 286,460 3.9 60.5 21.0 9.5 4.8 0.3 100

Female 3,419 84,055 23,601 9,438 4,831 109 125,453 2.7 67.0 18.8 7.5 3.9 0.1 100

Male 7,672 88,669 36,025 17,660 8,766 140 158,932 4.8 55.8 22.7 11.1 5.5 0.1 100

Trans 4 168 111 45 16 0 344 1.2 48.8 32.3 13.1 4.7 0.0 100

Unknown 119 481 354 206 97 474 1,731 6.9 27.8 20.5 11.9 5.6 27.4 100

1. Percentage of incidents recorded for that age group.

2. Greater Manchester is excluded as they were unable to provide this level of breakdown.

3. PSNI and Scotland data unavailable.

Percentages1

England and Wales 2, 3

Numbers

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Table C5: Ethnicity and Gender distribution of missing incidents in England and Wales during 2017/18

191,541 7,768 31,734 12,396 877 2,335 39,809 286,460 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Female 85,338 3,216 13,592 5,360 446 763 16,738 125,453 44.6 41.4 42.8 43.2 50.9 32.7 42.0 44

Male 105,477 4,523 18,052 6,933 416 1,562 21,969 158,932 55.1 58.2 56.9 55.9 47.4 66.9 55.2 55

Trans 270 5 25 19 3 0 22 344 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 0

Unknown 456 24 65 84 12 10 1,080 1,731 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.4 0.4 2.7 1

1. Durham, Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire excluded from analysis as forces were unable to provide this level of breakdown.

2. PSNI and Scotland were unable to provide data at this level.

England and Wales 1, 2

White - South


Chinese,

Japanese & SE

Asian

Percentages 1

White - North

European Total

Numbers

White -

North

EuropeanMiddle Eastern

White -

South

European Black

Other/

unknown

Other/

unknown Total

Middle

EasternAsian

Chinese,

Japanese &

SE Asian

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High risk

Medium

risk Low risk Total High risk

Medium

risk Low risk Total

England and Wales 1

33,938 163,070 54,990 34,151 286,149 11.9 57.0 19.2 11.9 100

Excluding absent/no apparent risk 251,998 13.5 64.7 21.8 . 100

Avon and Somerset 690 2,942 658 0 4,290 16.1 68.6 15.3 0.0 100

Bedfordshire 305 3,567 164 63 4,099 7.4 87.0 4.0 1.5 100

Cambridgeshire 341 2,019 269 0 2,629 13.0 76.8 10.2 0.0 100

Cheshire 317 4,999 689 409 6,414 4.9 77.9 10.7 6.4 100

City of London 31 14 37 13 95 32.6 14.7 38.9 13.7 100

Cleveland 211 3,473 203 1,052 4,939 4.3 70.3 4.1 21.3 100

Cumbria 1,515 1,535 146 0 3,196 47.4 48.0 4.6 0.0 100

Derbyshire 118 1,535 145 9 1,807 6.5 84.9 8.0 0.5 100

Devon and Cornwall 1,378 7,551 746 195 9,870 14.0 76.5 7.6 2.0 100

Dorset 355 3,034 269 1,840 5,498 6.5 55.2 4.9 33.5 100

Durham 103 1,456 93 0 1,652 6.2 88.1 5.6 0.0 100

Dyfed-Powys 303 702 215 45 1,265 24.0 55.5 17.0 3.6 100

Essex 1,556 5,979 360 35 7,930 19.6 75.4 4.5 0.4 100

Gloucestershire 457 1,909 130 13 2,509 18.2 76.1 5.2 0.5 100

Greater Manchester x x x x x . . . . .

Gwent 543 3,252 282 711 4,788 11.3 67.9 5.9 14.8 100

Hampshire 1,075 7,062 756 2,045 10,938 9.8 64.6 6.9 18.7 100

Hertfordshire 662 4,155 324 2 5,143 12.9 80.8 6.3 0.0 100

Humberside 1,127 4,197 154 38 5,516 20.4 76.1 2.8 0.7 100

Kent 783 9,696 1,009 218 11,706 6.7 82.8 8.6 1.9 100

Lancashire 761 5,723 366 0 6,850 11.1 83.5 5.3 0.0 100

Leicestershire 1,105 2,954 158 0 4,217 26.2 70.0 3.7 0.0 100

Lincolnshire 307 0 0 705 1,012 30.3 0.0 0.0 69.7 100

Merseyside 498 7,202 475 2,989 11,164 4.5 64.5 4.3 26.8 100

Metropolitan 4,676 5,502 35,889 7,815 53,882 8.7 10.2 66.6 14.5 100

Norfolk 301 3,261 291 225 4,078 7.4 80.0 7.1 5.5 100

North Wales 115 1,989 133 0 2,237 5.1 88.9 5.9 0.0 100

North Yorkshire 254 1,355 660 955 3,224 7.9 42.0 20.5 29.6 100

Northamptonshire 480 1,118 150 108 1,856 25.9 60.2 8.1 5.8 100

Northumbria 80 5,354 595 2,541 8,570 0.9 62.5 6.9 29.6 100

Nottinghamshire 632 2,692 130 0 3,454 18.3 77.9 3.8 0.0 100

South Wales 523 2,072 159 6,129 8,883 5.9 23.3 1.8 69.0 100

South Yorkshire 1,228 6,676 864 729 9,497 12.9 70.3 9.1 7.7 100

Staffordshire 655 3,936 164 408 5,163 12.7 76.2 3.2 7.9 100

Suffolk 1,070 2,671 329 17 4,087 26.2 65.4 8.0 0.4 100

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33,938 163,070 54,990 34,151 286,149 11.9 57.0 19.2 11.9 100

Excluding absent/no apparent risk 251,998 13.5 64.7 21.8 . 100

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Surrey 1,557 3,422 489 103 5,571 27.9 61.4 8.8 1.8 100

Sussex 351 3,149 304 0 3,804 9.2 82.8 8.0 0.0 100

Thames Valley 1,087 8,338 3,328 1,707 14,460 7.5 57.7 23.0 11.8 100

Warwickshire and West Mercia 1,080 6,208 325 29 7,642 14.1 81.2 4.3 0.4 100

West Midlands 1,024 6,017 673 166 7,880 13.0 76.4 8.5 2.1 100

West Yorkshire 4,059 12,056 2,640 2,643 21,398 19.0 56.3 12.3 12.4 100

Wiltshire 225 2,298 219 194 2,936 7.7 78.3 7.5 6.6 100

high risk

medium

risk low risk total high risk

medium

risk low risk total

Northern Ireland 3

996 10,139 864 0 11,999 8.3 84.5 7.2 0.0 100

Scotland 4

1,208 11,760 2,362 7,636 22,966 5.3 51.2 10.3 33.2 100

1. Figures were provided on basis of what forces had risk assessed and may not match total number of incidents in C1. Greater Manchester was unable to provide this data.2. Police Service for Northern Ireland and Police Scotland both provided figures for cases that had not been risk graded, often due to the report being closed before an assessment had been completed. It is not possible to determine the level of ungraded reports for England and Wales due to inconsistencies in how the information was provided. 3. Police Service for Northern Ireland refer to their records as missing person reports. These are deemed to be similar but may not be directly comparable to the incidents created on the police recording systems in England and Wales. 4. Police Scotland data relates to the number of missing person investigations recorded on their bespoke system. These are deemed to be similar but may not be directly comparable to the incidents created on the police recording systems in England and Wales. . = Not applicable.x = Not available.

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Table E1: Duration of missing (incidents)1 in the UK during 2017/18

0-8hrs 8-16hrs 16-24hrs 24-48hrs 2-7days 7+days Total 0-8hrs 8-16hrs 16-24hrs 24-48hrs 2-7days 7+days Total

England and Wales 117,704 34,020 20,719 24,151 22,680 8,442 227,716 51.7 14.9 9.1 10.6 10.0 3.7 100

Avon and Somerset 2

x x x x x x x . . . . . . .

Bedfordshire 1,771 690 491 538 427 158 4,075 43.5 16.9 12.0 13.2 10.5 3.9 100

Cambridgeshire 1,442 420 228 225 196 95 2,606 55.3 16.1 8.7 8.6 7.5 3.6 100

Cheshire 3,337 1,183 631 631 520 112 6,414 52.0 18.4 9.8 9.8 8.1 1.7 100

City of London 30 15 10 12 14 16 97 30.9 15.5 10.3 12.4 14.4 16.5 100

Cleveland 2

x x x x x x x . . . . . . .

Cumbria 2,512 309 140 142 69 17 3,189 78.8 9.7 4.4 4.5 2.2 0.5 100

Derbyshire 758 366 223 245 174 42 1,808 41.9 20.2 12.3 13.6 9.6 2.3 100

Devon and Cornwall 6,023 1,593 861 771 513 110 9,871 61.0 16.1 8.7 7.8 5.2 1.1 100

Dorset 2

3,135 713 456 594 503 97 5,498 57.0 13.0 8.3 10.8 9.1 1.8 100

Durham 125 282 312 538 312 83 1,652 7.6 17.1 18.9 32.6 18.9 5.0 100

Dyfed-Powys 1,842 196 102 111 70 14 2,335 78.9 8.4 4.4 4.8 3.0 0.6 100

Essex 4,703 1,168 675 682 529 154 7,911 59.4 14.8 8.5 8.6 6.7 1.9 100

Gloucestershire 1,315 441 257 260 185 51 2,509 52.4 17.6 10.2 10.4 7.4 2.0 100

Greater Manchester2

x x x x x x x . . . . . . .

Gwent 2,585 810 439 434 274 59 4,601 56.2 17.6 9.5 9.4 6.0 1.3 100

Hampshire 2

x x x x x x x . . . . . . .

Hertfordshire 3,069 676 429 405 401 159 5,139 59.7 13.2 8.3 7.9 7.8 3.1 100

Humberside 3,268 835 512 419 329 109 5,472 59.7 15.3 9.4 7.7 6.0 2.0 100

Kent 5,944 1,825 1,177 1,229 1,039 292 11,506 51.7 15.9 10.2 10.7 9.0 2.5 100

Lancashire 518 177 13 10 13 0 731 70.9 24.2 1.8 1.4 1.8 0.0 100

Leicestershire 2,357 775 384 354 245 98 4,213 55.9 18.4 9.1 8.4 5.8 2.3 100

Lincolnshire 443 286 145 180 137 37 1,228 36.1 23.3 11.8 14.7 11.2 3.0 100

Merseyside 6,048 1,880 1,161 1,011 860 240 11,200 54.0 16.8 10.4 9.0 7.7 2.1 100

Metropolitan 22,146 5,602 4,383 7,069 9,326 4,332 52,858 41.9 10.6 8.3 13.4 17.6 8.2 100

Norfolk 2,546 501 308 338 262 104 4,059 62.7 12.3 7.6 8.3 6.5 2.6 100

North Wales 2

x x x x x x x . . . . . . .

North Yorkshire 2

x x x x x x x . . . . . . .

Northamptonshire 2

x x x x x x x . . . . . . .

Northumbria 3,696 1,901 1,152 919 618 196 8,482 43.6 22.4 13.6 10.8 7.3 2.3 100

Nottinghamshire 2,266 496 225 233 183 37 3,440 65.9 14.4 6.5 6.8 5.3 1.1 100

South Wales 2

x x x x x x x . . . . . . .

South Yorkshire 2

x x x x x x x . . . . . . .

Staffordshire 3,195 827 447 418 237 58 5,182 61.7 16.0 8.6 8.1 4.6 1.1 100

Suffolk 2,585 547 294 290 262 86 4,064 63.6 13.5 7.2 7.1 6.4 2.1 100

Surrey 2,321 983 434 575 471 171 4,955 46.8 19.8 8.8 11.6 9.5 3.5 100

Sussex 1,135 806 583 651 467 128 3,770 30.1 21.4 15.5 17.3 12.4 3.4 100

Thames Valley 9,260 1,970 1,033 1,013 716 232 14,224 65.1 13.8 7.3 7.1 5.0 1.6 100

Warwickshire and West Mercia 5,291 1,094 595 585 437 91 8,093 65.4 13.5 7.4 7.2 5.4 1.1 100

West Midlands 2,109 1,389 1,110 1,269 1,373 507 7,757 27.2 17.9 14.3 16.4 17.7 6.5 100

West Yorkshire 2

9,929 3,264 1,509 2,000 1,518 557 18,777 52.9 17.4 8.0 10.7 8.1 3.0 100

Wiltshire 2

x x x x x x x . . . . . . .

Northern Ireland 3

6,857 1,583 728 707 506 169 10,550 65.0 15.0 6.9 6.7 4.8 1.6 100

Scotland 4

x x x x x x x x x 76.0 13.0 8.0 3.0 100

1. This data reflects the time lapsed from when the person was reported missing to the police, to when the person was found. It does not include unresolved incidents.

2. Force was unable to provide this information.

3. Police Service for Northern Ireland refer to their records as missing person reports. These are deemed to be similar but may not be directly comparable to the incidents created on the police recording systems in England and Wales.

4. Police Scotland data has been extracted from their annual report.

. = Not applicable.

x = Not available.

Duration of number of missing incidents Percentages

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Child Adult Total Child Adult Total Child Adult Total Child Adult Total Child Adult Total Child Adult Total

England and Wales 71,702 33,437 105,139 1,518 2,469 3,987 4,111 1,475 5,586 73,220 35,906 109,126 97.9 93.1 96.3 2.1 6.9 3.7

Avon and Somerset 2

x x x x x x 0 0 0 x x x . . . . . .

Bedfordshire 2,955 1,027 3,982 34 57 91 0 0 0 2,989 1,084 4,073 98.9 94.7 97.8 1.1 5.3 2.2

Cambridgeshire 1,693 795 2,488 48 72 120 0 0 0 1,741 867 2,608 97.2 91.7 95.4 2.8 8.3 4.6Cheshire

31,794 1,409 3,203 67 116 183 2655 365 3020 1,861 1,525 3,386 96.4 92.4 94.6 3.6 7.6 5.4

City of London 7 84 91 0 4 4 0 1 1 7 88 95 100.0 95.5 95.8 . 4.5 4.2Cleveland

2x x x x x x 0 0 0 x x x . . . . . .

Cumbria 1,862 1,086 2,948 16 42 58 60 77 137 1,878 1,128 3,006 99.1 96.3 98.1 0.9 3.7 1.9

Derbyshire 1,223 518 1,741 32 31 63 0 0 0 1,255 549 1,804 97.5 94.4 96.5 2.5 5.6 3.5

Devon and Cornwall 5,989 3,442 9,431 154 277 431 0 0 0 6,143 3,719 9,862 97.5 92.6 95.6 2.5 7.4 4.4Dorset

2x x x x x x 0 0 0 x x x . . . . . .

Durham 2x x x x x x 0 0 0 x x x . . . . . .

Dyfed-Powys 1,177 1,070 2,247 13 76 89 0 0 0 1,190 1,146 2,336 98.9 93.4 96.2 1.1 6.6 3.8

Essex 4,964 2,618 7,582 125 211 336 0 0 0 5,089 2,829 7,918 97.5 92.5 95.8 2.5 7.5 4.2Gloucestershire

2,3x x x 19 62 81 1396 1032 2428 19 62 81 . . . 100.0 100.0 100.0


x x x x x x 0 0 0 x x x . . . . . .

Gwent 2

x x x x x x 0 0 0 x x x . . . . . .

Hampshire 2

x x x x x x 0 0 0 x x x . . . . . .

Hertfordshire 3,098 1,869 4,967 56 118 174 0 0 0 3,154 1,987 5,141 98.2 94.1 96.6 1.8 5.9 3.4

Humberside 4,382 934 5,316 89 66 155 0 0 0 4,471 1,000 5,471 98.0 93.4 97.2 2.0 6.6 2.8

Kent 8,139 3,049 11,188 211 205 416 0 0 0 8,350 3,254 11,604 97.5 93.7 96.4 2.5 6.3 3.6Lancashire

2x x x x x x 0 0 0 x x x . . . . . .

Leicestershire 2,586 1,454 4,040 57 119 176 0 0 0 2,643 1,573 4,216 97.8 92.4 95.8 2.2 7.6 4.2Lincolnshire

2x x x x x x 0 0 0 x x x . . . . . .

Merseyside 2

8,331 2,603 10,934 125 130 255 0 0 0 8,456 2,733 11,189 98.5 95.2 97.7 1.5 4.8 2.3

Metropolitan 2

x x x x x x 0 0 0 x x x . . . . . .

Norfolk 2,449 1,439 3,888 50 122 172 0 0 0 2,499 1,561 4,060 98.0 92.2 95.8 2.0 7.8 4.2North Wales

2x x x x x x 0 0 0 x x x . . . . . .

North Yorkshire 2

x x x x x x 0 0 0 x x x . . . . . .

Northamptonshire 2

x x x x x x 0 0 0 x x x . . . . . .

Northumbria 2

x x x x x x 0 0 0 x x x . . . . . .

Nottinghamshire 2,332 993 3,325 39 82 121 0 0 0 2,371 1,075 3,446 98.4 92.4 96.5 1.6 7.6 3.5South Wales

2x x x x x x 0 0 0 x x x . . . . . .

South Yorkshire 2

x x x x x x 0 0 0 x x x . . . . . .

Staffordshire 3,593 1,437 5,030 54 104 158 0 0 0 3,647 1,541 5,188 98.5 93.3 97.0 1.5 6.7 3.0

Suffolk 2,779 1,158 3,937 45 84 129 0 0 0 2,824 1,242 4,066 98.4 93.2 96.8 1.6 6.8 3.2Surrey

2 x x x x x x 0 0 0 x x x . . . . . .

Sussex 2,455 1,138 3,593 59 95 154 0 0 0 2,514 1,233 3,747 97.7 92.3 95.9 2.3 7.7 4.1Thames Valley

2x x x x x x 0 0 0 x x x . . . . . .

Warwickshire and West Mercia 4,977 2,830 7,807 84 193 277 0 0 0 5,061 3,023 8,084 98.3 93.6 96.6 1.7 6.4 3.4

West Midlands 4,917 2,484 7,401 141 203 344 0 0 0 5,058 2,687 7,745 97.2 92.4 95.6 2.8 7.6 4.4West Yorkshire

2x x x x x x 0 0 0 x x x . . . . . .

Wiltshire 2

x x x x x x 0 0 0 x x x . . . . . .

Numbers Percentages 1

No harm suffered Harm suffered Total incidents recorded 3 No harm suffered Harm sufferedHarm unspecified

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England and Wales 71,702 33,437 105,139 1,518 2,469 3,987 4,111 1,475 5,586 73,220 35,906 109,126 97.9 93.1 96.3 2.1 6.9 3.7

Numbers Percentages 1

No harm suffered Harm suffered Total incidents recorded 3 No harm suffered Harm sufferedHarm unspecified

3

1. The percentages reflect the proportion of all child/adult incidents by harm, where recorded by the relevant force. These may or may not match the total number of incidents in A2.

2. These forces were unable to provide outcome data.

3. Figures included for completeness and as reported. High numbers of "harm unspecified" have been excluded from the analysis to prevent over reporting of numbers, where the nature of harm (or no harm) was unverifiable.

. = Not applicable.

x = Not available.

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Table E3: Nature of harm suffered whilst missing (incidents)1

Child Adult Total Child Adult Total Child Adult Total Child Adult Total Child Adult Total Child Adult Total Child Adult Total

England and Wales 134 250 384 85 136 221 751 859 1610 335 1154 1489 213 70 283 4111 1475 5586 1518 2469 3987

Avon and Somerset 2

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Bedfordshire 3 5 8 0 4 4 19 20 39 4 28 32 8 0 8 x x x 34 57 91Cambridgeshire 3 4 7 2 3 5 24 25 49 12 37 49 7 3 10 x x x 48 72 120

Cheshire 3

2 3 5 15 38 53 29 20 49 15 50 65 6 5 11 2655 365 3020 67 116 183

City of London 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 4

Cleveland 2


Cumbria 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 41 55 0 0 0 2 1 3 60 77 137 16 42 58Derbyshire 5 6 11 2 2 4 14 6 20 6 16 22 5 1 6 x x x 32 31 63Devon and Cornwall 13 32 45 8 9 17 73 102 175 44 134 178 16 0 16 x x x 154 277 431

Dorset 2


Durham 2x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Dyfed-Powys 1 9 10 0 4 4 5 24 29 7 39 46 0 0 x x x x 13 76 89Essex 9 16 25 4 3 7 62 67 129 30 123 153 20 2 22 x x x 125 211 336

Gloucestershire 2,3

0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 20 11 48 59 2 0 2 1396 1032 2428 19 62 81



Gwent 2


Hampshire 2


Hertfordshire 3 10 13 1 8 9 28 41 69 18 54 72 6 5 11 x x x 56 118 174Humberside 7 9 16 5 2 7 52 24 76 17 29 46 8 2 10 x x x 89 66 155Kent 31 30 61 10 10 20 109 74 183 34 83 117 27 8 35 x x x 211 205 416

Lancashire 2


Leicestershire 6 6 12 1 8 9 37 39 76 8 61 69 5 5 10 x x x 57 119 176

Lincolnshire 2


Merseyside 2

13 16 29 4 4 8 62 56 118 31 46 77 15 8 23 x x x 125 130 255

Metropolitan 2


Norfolk 7 18 25 2 5 7 20 42 62 12 56 68 9 1 10 x x x 50 122 172

North Wales 2


North Yorkshire 2


Northamptonshire 2


Northumbria 2


Nottinghamshire 3 13 16 3 3 6 17 26 43 6 36 42 10 4 14 x x x 39 82 121

South Wales 2


South Yorkshire 2


Staffordshire 2 6 8 5 4 9 24 31 55 13 59 72 10 4 14 x x x 54 104 158Suffolk 6 13 19 3 4 7 21 26 47 12 37 49 3 4 7 x x x 45 84 129

Surrey 2


Sussex 4 13 17 2 4 6 30 32 62 9 43 52 14 3 17 x x x 59 95 154

Thames Valley 2


Warwickshire and West Mercia 9 20 29 2 8 10 33 64 97 24 94 118 16 7 23 x x x 84 193 277West Midlands 7 21 28 16 13 29 72 85 157 22 77 99 24 7 31 x x x 141 203 344

West Yorkshire 2


Wiltshire 2


Numbers

Total 4Accidental harm Emotional harm Self harmedPhysical injury Sexual offence victim Unspecified

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child adult total child adult total child adult total child adult total child adult total child adult total child adult total

England and Wales 2.4 6.3 4.0 1.5 3.4 2.3 13.3 21.8 16.8 6.0 29.3 15.6 3.8 1.8 3.0 73.0 37.4 58.4 100 100 100

Avon and Somerset 2


Bedfordshire 8.8 8.8 8.8 0.0 7.0 4.4 55.9 35.1 42.9 11.8 49.1 35.2 23.5 0.0 8.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100 100Cambridgeshire 6.3 5.6 5.8 4.2 4.2 4.2 50.0 34.7 40.8 25.0 51.4 40.8 14.6 4.2 8.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100 100

Cheshire 3

0.1 0.6 0.2 0.6 7.9 1.7 1.1 4.2 1.5 0.6 10.4 2.0 0.2 1.0 0.3 97.5 75.9 94.3 100 100 100

City of London 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 80.0 80.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 20.0 0 100 100

Cleveland 2


Cumbria 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.4 34.5 28.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 0.8 1.5 78.9 64.7 70.3 100 100 100Derbyshire 15.6 19.4 17.5 6.3 6.5 6.3 43.8 19.4 31.7 18.8 51.6 34.9 15.6 3.2 9.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100 100Devon and Cornwall 8.4 11.6 10.4 5.2 3.2 3.9 47.4 36.8 40.6 28.6 48.4 41.3 10.4 0.0 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100 100

Dorset 2


Durham 2x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Dyfed-Powys 7.7 11.8 11.2 0.0 5.3 4.5 38.5 31.6 32.6 53.8 51.3 51.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100 100Essex 7.2 7.6 7.4 3.2 1.4 2.1 49.6 31.8 38.4 24.0 58.3 45.5 16.0 0.9 6.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100 100

Gloucestershire 2,3

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.3 0.8 0.8 4.4 2.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 98.7 94.3 96.8 100 100 100



Gwent 2


Hampshire 2


Hertfordshire 5.4 8.5 7.5 1.8 6.8 5.2 50.0 34.7 39.7 32.1 45.8 41.4 10.7 4.2 6.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100 100Humberside 7.9 13.6 10.3 5.6 3.0 4.5 58.4 36.4 49.0 19.1 43.9 29.7 9.0 3.0 6.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100 100Kent 14.7 14.6 14.7 4.7 4.9 4.8 51.7 36.1 44.0 16.1 40.5 28.1 12.8 3.9 8.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100 100

Lancashire 2


Leicestershire 10.5 5.0 6.8 1.8 6.7 5.1 64.9 32.8 43.2 14.0 51.3 39.2 8.8 4.2 5.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100 100

Lincolnshire 2


Merseyside 2

10.4 12.3 11.4 3.2 3.1 3.1 49.6 43.1 46.3 24.8 35.4 30.2 12.0 6.2 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100 100

Metropolitan 2


Norfolk 14.0 14.8 14.5 4.0 4.1 4.1 40.0 34.4 36.0 24.0 45.9 39.5 18.0 0.8 5.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100 100

North Wales 2


North Yorkshire 2


Northamptonshire 2


Northumbria 2


Nottinghamshire 7.7 15.9 13.2 7.7 3.7 5.0 43.6 31.7 35.5 15.4 43.9 34.7 25.6 4.9 11.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100 100

South Wales 2


South Yorkshire 2


Staffordshire 3.7 5.8 5.1 9.3 3.8 5.7 44.4 29.8 34.8 24.1 56.7 45.6 18.5 3.8 8.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100 100Suffolk 13.3 15.5 14.7 6.7 4.8 5.4 46.7 31.0 36.4 26.7 44.0 38.0 6.7 4.8 5.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100 100

Surrey 2


Sussex 6.8 13.7 11.0 3.4 4.2 3.9 50.8 33.7 40.3 15.3 45.3 33.8 23.7 3.2 11.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100 100

Thames Valley 2


Warwickshire and West Mercia 10.7 10.4 10.5 2.4 4.1 3.6 39.3 33.2 35.0 28.6 48.7 42.6 19.0 3.6 8.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100 100West Midlands 5.0 10.3 8.1 11.3 6.4 8.4 51.1 41.9 45.6 15.6 37.9 28.8 17.0 3.4 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100 100 100

West Yorkshire 2


Wiltshire 2


unspecified totalaccidental harm emotional harm physical injury self harmed sexual offence victim

percentages 5

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1. The data is taken from closure reports added to missing incidents. It therefore excludes any incidents not resolved by 31 March 2018, and is dependent on the information disclosed when the person returns. It therefore may underrepresent the

harm suffered whilst individuals are missing as they may not disclose this to officers immediately on their return.

2. These forces were unable to provide this data as they did not record the harm suffered in this manner whilst missing.

3. These force had a high number of unspecified types of harm and need to be viewed with some caution. Data is presented for completeness.

4. The total number of times harm outcomes were endorsed on closure reports for missing incidents. It is possible to endorse more than one harm outcome, and therefore does not equate to the total number of incidents where

the person suffered some form of harm.

. = Not applicable.

x = Not available.

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Male Female Unknown Trans Total Male Female Unknown Trans Total Male Female Unknown Trans Total

England and Wales 4,541 4,400 1,991 32 10,964 11,940 7,193 68 30 19,231 5,918 16,002 841 25 22,786

Avon and Somerset 71 105 1 0 177 713 535 10 0 1,258 332 612 0 0 944

Bedfordshire 90 17 0 0 107 49 44 3 0 96 1 359 1 0 361

Cambridgeshire 101 38 0 0 139 106 39 2 0 147 81 372 1 0 454

Cheshire 0 0 1,979 0 1,979 x x x x x 0 0 834 0 834

City of London x x x x x 32 8 0 0 40 x x x x x

Cleveland x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Cumbria x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Derbyshire 29 25 0 0 54 181 73 0 0 254 129 329 0 0 458

Devon and Cornwall 292 334 0 2 628 598 423 0 5 1,026 984 1,263 0 0 2,247

Dorset 236 247 1 0 484 500 288 1 0 789 319 574 0 0 893

Durham x x x x x 249 114 0 0 363 15 48 0 0 63

Dyfed-Powys x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Essex 382 284 0 1 667 733 488 0 1 1,222 1,030 1,356 0 0 2,386

Gloucestershire 120 247 0 1 368 392 342 0 0 734 106 622 0 0 728

Greater Manchester x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Gwent 158 294 0 0 452 114 53 0 0 167 0 0 0 0 0

Hampshire x x x x x x x x x x 4 35 0 0 39

Hertfordshire 347 294 0 3 644 520 307 0 3 830 51 466 0 0 517

Humberside 11 9 0 0 20 100 30 0 1 131 52 271 0 0 323

Kent x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Lancashire x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Leicestershire 23 37 0 0 60 80 32 7 0 119 40 403 0 0 443

Lincolnshire x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Merseyside 309 209 0 0 518 312 173 0 0 485 291 1,407 0 0 1,698

Metropolitan 13 11 0 0 24 10 5 0 0 15 14 14 0 0 28

Norfolk 125 132 0 2 259 447 272 0 4 723 61 440 0 0 501

North Wales x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

North Yorkshire 135 143 1 0 279 259 167 8 0 434 176 544 0 0 720

Northamptonshire 24 79 0 0 103 85 82 6 1 174 9 332 3 0 344

Northumbria x x x x x x x x x x 1,030 832 0 0 1,862

Nottinghamshire 86 59 0 1 146 306 177 0 0 483 0 126 0 0 126

South Wales x x x x x x x x x x 30 203 0 0 233

South Yorkshire x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Staffordshire 202 133 0 0 335 475 243 0 4 722 157 469 0 0 626

Suffolk 193 208 0 1 402 316 196 0 1 513 15 32 0 0 47

Surrey 171 235 0 16 422 381 341 0 5 727 52 411 0 16 479

Sussex 227 140 0 2 369 533 258 0 2 793 14 253 0 0 267

Adult

Mental Health CSE

ChildChild

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England and Wales 4,541 4,400 1,991 32 10,964 11,940 7,193 68 30 19,231 5,918 16,002 841 25 22,786

Adult

Mental Health CSE

ChildChild

Thames Valley 23 39 2 0 64 405 217 1 0 623 0 0 0 0 0

Warwickshire and West Mercia 183 169 1 3 356 618 365 1 2 986 35 716 1 0 752

West Midlands 266 202 0 0 468 952 465 0 1 1,418 47 930 0 9 986

West Yorkshire 503 496 6 0 1,005 2,283 1,328 29 0 3,640 841 2,520 1 0 3,362

Wiltshire 221 214 0 0 435 191 128 0 0 319 2 63 0 0 65

Northern Ireland x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Scotland x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

x = Not available.

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Incidents Individuals Ratio Incidents Individuals Ratio Incidents Individuals Ratio Incidents Individuals Ratio

England and Wales 61,060 9,738 6.3 79,331 35,479 2.2 4,112 2,469 1.7 61,593 48,289 1.3

Data used in analysis 46,287 8,280 5.6 63,016 29,835 2.1 3,803 2,469 1.5 53,182 42,593 1.2

Avon and Somerset x x . x x . x x . x x .

Bedfordshire 2

1,945 222 8.8 1,067 600 1.8 40 19 2.1 1,056 865 1.2

Cambridgeshire 2

639 106 6.0 1,110 593 1.9 41 26 1.6 843 718 1.2

Cheshire 2

2,252 358 6.3 2,265 1,206 1.9 92 78 1.2 1,799 1,507 1.2

City of London 2

1 1 1.0 7 7 1.0 1 1 1.0 100 100 1.0

Cleveland 2

1,666 273 6.1 2,046 1,079 1.9 69 37 1.9 1,157 972 1.2

Cumbria 2

581 157 3.7 1,378 728 1.9 76 61 1.2 1,161 932 1.2

Derbyshire 2

717 156 4.6 536 307 1.7 137 84 1.6 420 386 1.1

Devon and Cornwall 2

2,975 400 7.4 3,166 1,581 2.0 334 220 1.5 3,400 2,745 1.2

Dorset x x . x x . x x . x x .

Durham 2

511 151 3.4 622 331 1.9 27 25 1.1 492 420 1.2

Dyfed-Powys x x . x x . x x . x x .

Essex 2

2,628 498 5.3 2,456 1,357 1.8 418 268 1.6 2,430 2,060 1.2

Gloucestershire 2

748 136 5.5 664 351 1.9 282 145 1.9 755 612 1.2

Greater Manchester x x . x x . x x . x x .

Gwent 2

1,993 272 7.3 1,672 702 2.4 123 99 1.2 667 599 1.1

Hampshire x x . x x . x x . x x .

Hertfordshire 2

1,539 235 6.5 1,616 973 1.7 202 132 1.5 1,786 1,514 1.2

Humberside 2

2,087 265 7.9 2,384 975 2.4 142 93 1.5 906 797 1.1

Kent x x . x x . x x . x x .

Lancashire 1

2,754 x . 2,029 x . 292 x . 0 x .

Leicestershire 2

1,444 214 6.7 1,205 645 1.9 159 83 1.9 1,416 1,152 1.2

Lincolnshire x x . x x . x x . x x .

Merseyside 2

5,216 537 9.7 3,306 1,584 2.1 211 95 2.2 2,546 2,035 1.3

Metropolitan 2

5,881 1,546 3.8 26,814 10,699 2.5 67 42 1.6 21,120 15,700 1.3

Norfolk 2

1,284 220 5.8 1,228 723 1.7 198 121 1.6 1,392 1,126 1.2

North Wales x x . x x . x x . x x .

North Yorkshire 1

317 x . 2,210 x . 17 x . 657 x .

Northamptonshire x x . x x . x x . x x .

Northumbria 3,006 455 6.6 2,078 1,072 1.9 0 0 . 0 0 .

Nottinghamshire 2

1,018 259 3.9 1,363 806 1.7 172 123 1.4 902 780 1.2

South Wales x x . x x . x x . x x .

South Yorkshire 1

3,179 x . x x . x x . x x .

Staffordshire 2

2,398 442 5.4 1,274 763 1.7 151 98 1.5 1,384 1,135 1.2

Suffolk 2

1,664 218 7.6 1,168 660 1.8 77 55 1.4 1,179 993 1.2

Surrey x x . x x . x x . x x .

Sussex 2

1,427 318 4.5 1,108 557 2.0 193 153 1.3 1,077 959 1.1

Thames Valley x x . x x . x x . x x .

Warwickshire and West Mercia 2

2,616 599 4.4 2,481 1,404 1.8 137 90 1.5 2,905 2,462 1.2

West Midlands 2

3,057 697 4.4 2,080 1,204 1.7 454 321 1.4 2,289 2,024 1.1

West Yorkshire 4,820 839 5.7 8,750 3,992 2.2 x x . 7,754 5,696 1.4

Wiltshire 697 164 4.3 1,248 580 2.2 x x . x x .

Child Adults

In care1 Not in care In care

1 Not in care

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Incidents Individuals Ratio Incidents Individuals Ratio Incidents Individuals Ratio Incidents Individuals Ratio

England and Wales 61,060 9,738 6.3 79,331 35,479 2.2 4,112 2,469 1.7 61,593 48,289 1.3

Data used in analysis 46,287 8,280 5.6 63,016 29,835 2.1 3,803 2,469 1.5 53,182 42,593 1.2

Child Adults

In care1 Not in care In care

1 Not in care

Northern Ireland 3

3625 2102 1.7 x x . 2822 1804 1.6 x x .

Scotland 4

7349 x . 7349 x . 496 x . 7772 x .

1. Incident figures for these forces shown but excluded from analysis in the reports as individuals data not known. 2. Force included in analysis.3. Police Service for Northern Ireland refer to their records as missing person reports. These are deemed to be similar but may not be directly comparable to the incidents created on the police recording systems in England and Wales.4. Police Scotland data relates to the number of missing person investigations recorded on their bespoke system. These are deemed to be similar but may not be directly comparable to the incidents created on the police recording systems in England and Wales.. = Not applicable.x = Not available.

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