How Many Missing Children Are Never Found? (31 Missing Children Statistics)

How many missing children are never found again?

In this article, you’ll learn about:

missing children statistics
kidnapping statistics
how many children go missing
how many are found
how many children are never found again (hint: it’s unsettling)

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Missing Children Statistics

317,869 children go missing every year in the US.
871 children go missing every day, on average.
19,706 children go missing and are not found every year in the US.
6.20% of missing children are never found again.
93.80% of missing children are found each year.
13,621 kids are kidnapped each year in the US.
37 children are kidnapped per day, on average.
2,396 children are kidnapped and are not found every year in the US.
17.59% of kidnapped children are never found again.
Only 82.41% of kidnapped children are found each year.
On average, 26,489 children go missing per month (FBI).
On average, 24,847 children are found per month.
1,642 children are never found again each month.
93.8% of missing children are found.
The most children go missing in the fall (90,641):
- October (31,989)
- November (29,671)
- September (28,981)
The least children go missing in the summer (June, July, August) at 75,316.
October has the highest number of children that goes missing (31,989).
February has the lowest number of children that goes missing (21,275).
83.1% of missing people in the US are minor children.

How Many Missing Children Are Never Found?

19,706 missing children are never found each year.

	Minors	Minors Found	Kidnapped	Kidnapped Found
January	23,972	23,441	994	882
February	21,275	20,770	915	774
March	25,194	24,534	1,052	918
April	26,163	25,420	1,145	1,009
May	29,035	28,158	1,130	1,023
June	26,067	25,096	1,358	1,163
July	24,713	23,586	1,260	1,031
August	24,536	23,278	1,210	1,032
September	28,981	27,244	1,246	990
October	31,989	29,475	1,262	958
November	29,671	26,412	1,043	792
December	26,273	20,749	1,006	653
Yearly	317,869	298,163	13,621	11,225

Let’s dig more into:

how many children go missing
how many missing children are never found

How Many Children Go Missing In The US Every Year?

317,869 children go missing every year in the US.

298,163 of those missing children are found.

Meaning that 19,706 children go missing and are not found every year in the US.

6.20% of missing children are never found again.

Let’s talk about how many children are kidnapped each year.

How Many Kids Are Kidnapped Each Year?

13,621 kids are kidnapped each year in the US.

11,225 of those kidnapped children are found.

Meaning that 2,396 children are kidnapped and are not found every year in the US.

17.59% of kidnapped children are never found again.

Next, let’s look at how many kids go missing every day.

How Many Children Go Missing Every Day?

871 children go missing every day, on average.

317,869 children go missing every year in the US.

317,869 missing children per year / 365 days = 871 children go missing every day.

54 children go missing per day and are never found again.

How Many Kids Get Kidnapped A Day?

37 children are kidnapped per day, on average.

13,621 children get kidnapped every year in the US.

13,621 children get kidnapped per year / 365 days = 871 children get kidnapped every day.

7 children get kidnapped per day and are never found again.

How Many Missing Children Are Found Each Year?

298,163 children are found each year.

Remember that 317,869 children go missing every year in the US.

What Percentage Of Missing Children Are Found?

93.80% of missing children are found each year.

But only 82.41% of kidnapped children are found each year.

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