Number of missing person files U.S. 1990-2023
In 2023, the number of missing person files in the United States equaled 563,389 cases, an increase from 2021 which had the lowest number of missing person files in the U.S. since 1990.
Number of NCIC missing person files in the United States from 1990 to 2023
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FBI. (February 7, 2024). Number of NCIC missing person files in the United States from 1990 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240401/number-of-missing-person-files-in-the-us-since-1990/
FBI. "Number of NCIC missing person files in the United States from 1990 to 2023." Chart. February 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240401/number-of-missing-person-files-in-the-us-since-1990/
FBI. (2024). Number of NCIC missing person files in the United States from 1990 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240401/number-of-missing-person-files-in-the-us-since-1990/
FBI. "Number of Ncic Missing Person Files in The United States from 1990 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240401/number-of-missing-person-files-in-the-us-since-1990/
FBI, Number of NCIC missing person files in the United States from 1990 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240401/number-of-missing-person-files-in-the-us-since-1990/ (last visited April 05, 2025)
Number of NCIC missing person files in the United States from 1990 to 2023 [Graph], FBI, February 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240401/number-of-missing-person-files-in-the-us-since-1990/
