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Global, comparable counts of “missing children” by country are sparse and inconsistent: reporting systems differ, many countries lack data, and NGOs warn of under‑ and mis‑reporting . Some available f...
Estimates of vary widely because different organizations count different phenomena — , , , and unreported disappearances — and use different data sources and definitions . Credible federal and nonprof...
Headline figures such as "" typically come from broad, aggregated estimates—most prominently the and advocacy groups that cite them—which count many different categories of missing-child reports, not ...
Most missing-child episodes in the U.S. are driven by family-related events — custody disputes, runaways, or caregiver absences — while stranger “stereotypical” abductions are rare (fewer than ~100–35...