Number of missing persons files in the U.S. 2022, by age and gender

While the fear of being kidnapped may persist for one’s entire life, in 2022 the number of missing persons under the age of 21 was much higher than those 21 and over, with 206,371 females under 21 reported missing, and 64,956 females over the age of 21 reported missing.Why people go missing There are many reasons why people go missing; some are kidnapped, some purposefully go missing - in order to escape abuse, for example - and some, usually children, are runaways. What persists in the imagination when thinking of missing persons, however, are kidnapping victims, usually due to extensive media coverage of child kidnappings by the media.Demographics of missing persons While the number of missing persons in the United States fluctuates, in 2021, this number was at its lowest since 1990. Additionally, while it has been observed that there is more media coverage in the United States of white missing persons, almost half of the missing persons cases in 2022 were of minorities.尽管被绑架的恐惧可能贯穿一生，但在2022年，21岁以下失踪人员数量远高于21岁及以上者，其中21岁以下女性失踪人数达206,371人，而21岁以上女性失踪人数为64,956人。人们失踪的原因多种多样；有的是被绑架，有的是故意失踪——例如为了逃离虐待——还有的是逃逸者，通常是儿童。然而，在思考失踪人员时，人们脑海中浮现的往往是绑架受害者，这通常是由于媒体对儿童绑架事件的广泛报道。失踪人员的统计学特征：尽管美国失踪人员数量有所波动，但在2021年，这一数字自1990年以来达到最低点。此外，尽管观察到美国对白人失踪人员的媒体报道较多，但在2022年，近一半的失踪人员案例涉及少数族裔。

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该数据集统计了2024年美国NCIC失踪人员档案的数量，按年龄和性别分类。数据显示，21岁以下的女性失踪人数最多（198,686人），而21岁及以上的男性失踪人数为101,686人。