How many people go missing in the United States every year? The total missing person records entered into NCIC were 661,593 in 2012, 678,860 in 2011 (550,424 of whom were under 21), 692,944 in 2010 (531,928 of whom were under 18, and 565,692 of whom were under 21), and 719,558 in 2009. A total of 630,990 records were cleared or canceled during 2013. Missing person - Wikipedia
I wonder how many of those missing: Had mental problems Were wanted by the law Were in danger from someone Owed large sums of money Were in a bad relationship Wanted a fresh start in life Were drug users Are taken by a non-custodial parent 50%?
All of the above...... One of my high school pals was in #3.....that danger was in the intelligence agencies.....it started out OK, good money, Lots of travelling, great hotels, ladies. I haven't seen him for some years....maybe relocated, or dead in a ditch somewhere?
Or married and moved without telling anyone. Lots of guys do that nowadays. Women can often "arrange" these things through that magic they all seem to have. It's a new way of getting rid of hubby's old friends, nothing sinister mind, just what all brides have done since "antiquity"
won the lottery and ditched their former life... anywhom, who cares, left the missing be missed, even if against their will...
I'd be willing to guess that of the legitimate missing persons cases most are young girls kidnapped and forced into the sex slave trade.
I'd do that. Change my name and buy a Brothel in Nevada. Spend the rest of my life in employment interviews.
Yeah, not really. He asked question on factors that lead people to go missing. That’s a pretty legit point.
You’re right, I don’t know how I got it mixed up, for some reason I thought you were responding to the second post in the thread. I stand corrected.
remember the milk carton days, well it turned out that most of the 'missing' children were 'abducted' by their noncustodial parent after divorce...
I read of a case of a teenage girl who was sold to an Arab by a woman who had befriended her. The girl realized it and managed to get away. Many of the missing are teenagers who ran away from home for some reason or other, and were never able to make it to safe havens like Covenant House. I recall driving in the lower West side in Manhattan in the 1980's, and seeing scantily dressed boys as well as girls about 12 or 13 walking the streets. It was not always this way though. There was a time when people didn't lock car doors, jar covers weren't sealed, and babies in carriages were parked outside markets. When the first child disappeared in 1963, all of NYC was shocked. Jump from the early 1960's to the 1980's when child disappearances became so commonplace, that schools had to be locked during school hours.
