In 2022, around 67.42 thousand people reported to be missing were confirmed to be alive, with about 36.92 thousand found on the day the missing person report was filed. Within the aging Japanese society, dementia was reported as the leading cause for people going missing, accounting for more than 22 percent of missing person reports filed in 2021.
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Including missing person cases in which the whereabouts of the person reported to be missing was confirmed to be alive by the police or the person who filed the report.
Missing person cases cleared in a stated year include reports filed in previous years.
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National Police Agency (Japan). (July 31, 2023). Number of missing people confirmed to be alive in Japan in 2022, by time passed [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035637/japan-missing-person-found-alive-time-passed/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of missing people confirmed to be alive in Japan in 2022, by time passed." Chart. July 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035637/japan-missing-person-found-alive-time-passed/
National Police Agency (Japan). (2023). Number of missing people confirmed to be alive in Japan in 2022, by time passed. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035637/japan-missing-person-found-alive-time-passed/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of Missing People Confirmed to Be Alive in Japan in 2022, by Time Passed." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035637/japan-missing-person-found-alive-time-passed/
National Police Agency (Japan), Number of missing people confirmed to be alive in Japan in 2022, by time passed Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035637/japan-missing-person-found-alive-time-passed/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of missing people confirmed to be alive in Japan in 2022, by time passed [Graph], National Police Agency (Japan), July 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035637/japan-missing-person-found-alive-time-passed/
