I don't think about 46,000 children in Canada go missing each year. This is the accumulated total, but for how several years. How many go missing each year? The don't say. How many are found? They don't say. These stats are very incomplete.
Statistics | Missing Children
Statistics
National Statistics
The first Canadian statistics on missing children were released in 1987. There were 57,233 children reported missing that year.
In 2011, there were 46,718 reports of missing children in Canada as recorded by the RCMP. The following table displays a breakdown of the reported cases of missing children in 2011.
These statistics are not cumulative and do not reflect the actual number of children currently missing in our country.
For full statistical information, please visit the RCMP's website to view the 2009 report - the most recent year for which full statistical information is available.
MCSC Statistics
During the 2010/2011 fiscal year, MCSC worked a total caseload of 231 files, closing 141 of them. That’s nearly three closed files every week. (By comparison, The RCMP's National Missing Children Operations provided assistance to 170 cases in 2011, closing 140 of their cases.)
We currently receive 2-3 calls per day or approximately 800 calls per year from searching families wanting to register new files with us for their missing children.
Every call is fielded by our Investigation Team. Every call requires our team to assess the case, review documentation, connect with networks and law enforcement partners before it even becomes an active registration with MCSC.
Statistics | Missing Children
Statistics
National Statistics
The first Canadian statistics on missing children were released in 1987. There were 57,233 children reported missing that year.
In 2011, there were 46,718 reports of missing children in Canada as recorded by the RCMP. The following table displays a breakdown of the reported cases of missing children in 2011.
- Stranger: 25
Parental: 145
Runaways: 33,259
Other: 13,289
These statistics are not cumulative and do not reflect the actual number of children currently missing in our country.
For full statistical information, please visit the RCMP's website to view the 2009 report - the most recent year for which full statistical information is available.
MCSC Statistics
During the 2010/2011 fiscal year, MCSC worked a total caseload of 231 files, closing 141 of them. That’s nearly three closed files every week. (By comparison, The RCMP's National Missing Children Operations provided assistance to 170 cases in 2011, closing 140 of their cases.)
We currently receive 2-3 calls per day or approximately 800 calls per year from searching families wanting to register new files with us for their missing children.
Every call is fielded by our Investigation Team. Every call requires our team to assess the case, review documentation, connect with networks and law enforcement partners before it even becomes an active registration with MCSC.