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U.S. missing-child recovery rates

The recovery rates of missing children in the U.S., including variations based on categories such as runaways, family abductions, and stranger abductions.

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Jan 26, 2026

What portion of reported missing‑child cases are runaways or family abductions versus non‑family abductions?

Most reported are not but runaways, throwaways, or ; modern national studies and agency tallies show runaways and family abductions make up the overwhelming majority of reports while non‑family (stere...