In 2022, around 84.9 thousand missing person reports were filed in Japan, with young adults aged 20 to 29 years old representing the group with the most people missing by 16.85 thousand. The leading reason for people going missing was reported to be illness-related, with dementia patients accounting for more than 22 percent of missing person reports in the previous year.
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National Police Agency (Japan). (July 31, 2023). Number of people reported missing in Japan in 2022, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035679/japan-missing-person-number-by-age-group/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of people reported missing in Japan in 2022, by age group (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035679/japan-missing-person-number-by-age-group/
National Police Agency (Japan). (2023). Number of people reported missing in Japan in 2022, by age group (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035679/japan-missing-person-number-by-age-group/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Number of People Reported Missing in Japan in 2022, by Age Group (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035679/japan-missing-person-number-by-age-group/
National Police Agency (Japan), Number of people reported missing in Japan in 2022, by age group (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035679/japan-missing-person-number-by-age-group/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of people reported missing in Japan in 2022, by age group (in 1,000s) [Graph], National Police Agency (Japan), July 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035679/japan-missing-person-number-by-age-group/