2 sing Child orts by Pr and Profile
2009 Miss dren Repo rovince a
C are made by a olice agencies in Canada when there is a ce. In
CPIC entries a accredited po a need to utilize this servic
a ther information, the CPIC system hous nal data base on missing ch
addition to ot ses the nation hildren.
PROF YT NT NU BC AB SK M ON QC NB PE NS NL Tot
FILE B MB tal
Stran
nger
Abdu
uction by anyone
other than the fathe
er,
moth ardian. 0 0 0 16 6 1 3 11 7 2 0 1 3 50
her or legal gua 0
This in ctions
ncludes abduc
relati
ives and close
friend
ds.
Accident
A bo en
ody has not bee
0 0 0 6 1 2 0 11 1 0 0 0 4 25
5
recovered i.e. drow
wning,
plane
e crash
Wand
dered
A child has wandered
0 0 0 94 64 18 2 209 12 2 0 8 1 43
4 24 32
away
y and not returned
when
n expected
Paren
ntal
Abdu ather, 3 37
uction by the fa 0 1 0 37 13 14 16 94 56 2 1 3 1 23
moth
her or guardian
Runa
away
A child of less than 18 yrs
m the
who runs away from
3 11 0 4,757 4,45 2,149 3, 13,634 5,183 618 20 1,336 166 35,7
56 ,435 6 768
famil m
ly home or from
subst
titute place of
residence
Unkn
nown
Disap
ppearance for which
the p ave 3 730 757
police do not ha 2 5 0 4,759 573 779 7 3,065 1,638 58 5 75 68 11,7
enou n to
ugh information
cate dent
egorize the incid
Othe
er
A child/youth that h
has
eturned to a
not re
0 3 0 679 59 30 3 835 518 4 1 51 5 2,223
9 38
dete
ention
home/institution hou
using
youn
ng offenders
Total 5 19 0 10,348 5,17 2,993 4, 17,859 7.415 686 27 1,474 248 50,4
72 ,246 4 492
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M ar Compa y Profile
Multi-Yea arisons by
T table displays a break-down ted cases of m en from 2004 to
The following t n of the report missing childre o 2009. These statistics are
n e and do not reflect the actual number o ssing in our co tistics are prov
not cumulative of children mis ountry. The stat vided by the
R al Missing Child
RCMP Nationa dren Services.
Parental
YEAR Stranger Runaway Unknown A
R U Accidental Wandered Other Total
Abduction
A
2009 50 237 35,768 11,757 25 432 2,223 50,492
2008 56 300 40,289 12,441 37 560 2,419 56,102
2007 56 285 46,189 11,219 33 576 2,227 60,582
2006 46 326 46,728 10,761 24 567 2009 60,461
2005 30 349 51280 12079 45 704 2061 66,548
2004 31 332 52280 11373 27 671 2552 67,266
M ar Compa y Provinc
Multi-Yea arisons by ce
T table displays a break-down ted cases of m en from 2004 to
The following t n of the report missing childre o 2009. These statistics are
n e and do not reflect the actual number o ssing in our co tistics are prov
not cumulative of children mis ountry. The stat vided by the
R al Missing Child
RCMP Nationa dren Services.
YEAR YT NT NU BC AB SK MB ON QC NB PE N NL Total
A M NS
2009 5 19 0 10,348 5,1 2,993 4,2 17,859 7.415 686 27 1,4 248 50,492
0 172 246 474
2008 6 57 1 12,045 5,9 3,113 4,0 20,526 8,196 795 51 1,136 161 56,102
943 072
2007 6 133 0 13,575 10,8 2,782 3,3 21,293 7,360 538 51 42 194 60,582
0 853 376 21
2006 5 173 0 13,523 12,149 2,219 2,8 20,874 7,317 533 42 59 170 60,461
0 862 94
2005 4 147 7 16,320 12,958 2,377 2,8 22,503 7,866 666 29 53 247 66,548
7 891 33
2004 9 105 0 16,907 12,774 2,348 2,7 22,690 8,208 655 42 51 227 67,266
0 786 15
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2009 Miss dren Repo Category
Run Stranger Abduction
naway
·ð Since the program s begin unaway childre ·ð There were 5 ed in the strang
p nning in 1987, ru en 50 reports entere ger abduction
consistently greatest numbe category, wh bductions by st
y make up the g er of reports. hich includes ab trangers, relatives
·ð 64% were re were removed in and close frie the numbers de
emoved within 24 hours, 88% w ends. This year t ecreased from
seven days eports). Some o last year by 6 2009).
s (total 34,062 re of these reports 6 incidents, 56 (2008) and 50 (2
may includ rts of children ru ·ð 28 females and 22 males we
de missing repor unning away in ere reported missing.
previous ye ed in 2009. ·ð 28% were und e 14 and 15 years
ears and locate der the age of one, 30% were
·ð In 2009, the ay reports, a of age, and 2 nd 17 years of a ns
ere were 35,768 missing runawa 20% were 16 an age. More teen
decrease from 2008. were abduct rs.
ted by stranger
·ð 58% of the children entere ere ·ð 58% had no p y of missing; 42%
ed in the runaway category we previous history % had a history.
females an ales. ·ð 58% went mis ce and 16% from
nd 42% were ma ssing from their family residenc m
·ð 31% of the females were a re a foster home
ages 14 and 15 years, 19% wer e.
between16 e under 11 years ·ð British Colombia (16) and Ontario (11) had the most repor
6 and 17 years, and 0.8% were s- rts
old. of stranger abduction.
·ð 20% of the males were 14 and 15 years, 15% 16 and 17 ·ð 78% (45 repo ved within 24 ho
orts) were remov ours. Some of
years, and 1% were under these reports missing reports o
r 11 years-old. s may include m of children
·ð Over 83% h running away ears and locate
had a history of repeat or chronic running y in previous ye ed in 2009.
episodes. 17% had no histo away.
ory of running a
·ð 28% were re sing from the fa Unknown
eported as miss amily residence
and 23% fro me. ·ð There were 11, 757 unknown crease by 684
om a foster hom n reports, a dec
·ð Ontario (13 ebec (5,183) ha reports from 2
3, 634) and Que ad the most 2008.
reports. ·ð This category there is no prev
y is used when t vious record of
the missing c e is insufficient b
child. Also, there background
Par on information to enable codin ncident under
rental Abductio ng the missing in
·ð Parental ab ts decreased in om any of the ot
bduction report n 2009 to 237 fro ther causes.
300, the low de. ·ð More female e (31) children w
west in a decad e (37) than male were reported
·ð 125 males a es were reported missing. The missing. Most ing children rep s
and 112 female t unknown missi ports were ages
trend chan om females mis 14 to 17 year les and 34% ma
nged in 2007, fro ssing to more rs, 48% of femal ales.
males missing. ·ð 66% of the m were characteriz t,
missing reports w zed by  repeat
·ð 127 had no r in place and110 of the report chronic or ha g characteristics
o custody order ts abitual missing s and 34% no
had a custo ace. This is a ch previous histo
ody order in pla hange from last ory.
year where d incidents had
e more reported d a custody order
in place. Wand
dered
·ð 41% of the children were u of 5 years, 31% ·ð There were 4 off reports in 200
under the age o 432 wandered o 09, a decrease
and 28% between 12 and 17 s from last year
between 6 and 11 years a of 128 reports r.
years. ·ð The wandere y is used when it he
ed off category t is presumed th
·ð Elementary hildren were mo child has wandered away a ed when
y school age ch ore likely to be and not returne
abducted than children o expected.
over 12 years of age.
·ð 76% had no had a history. ·ð Feedback re w enforcement
o history of missing, while 24% h eceived from the Canadian law t
·ð 68% went m eir family home, and 7% from a community h y is sometimes
missing from the a has revealed that this category
foster home re. used to enter youth who are social service
e and child car e missing from s
·ð Ontario (94 bia (37), and care, such as ermission to leav g.
4), Quebec (56), British Columb s not having pe ve their housing
Manitoba ( ost parental ab s. ·ð More males ( ales (199) are re
(16) had the mo bduction reports (233) than fema eported in
·ð 58% of the missing reports were removed within 24 hours wandered of missing.
s. ff category of m
Some of the y include repor
ese reports may rts of children
running aw years and located in 2009. Other
way in previous y r
·ð There were 2 assified as othe of
2, 223 reports cla er, a decrease o
Acc 196 reports fr
cident rom last year.
·ð Twenty-five orts were receiv e of ·ð This category a child/youth h d
e accident repo ved, a decrease y is used when a has not returned
12 reports from 2008. to a detentio itution housing young offenders.
on home or insti
·ð This probable cause categ as
b gory is used when the body ha
not been re
ecovered.
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2 sing Child s Summa
2009 Miss dren Stats ary
·ð 64% o hildren are fo all missi re males
of missing ch ound within ing children reports. Mor
24 ho (314) th reported
ours han females (268) were r
·ð 88% o hildren are fo e missing age of 5 yea
of missing ch ound with the g under the a ars.
first w
week
·ð More m s (142) less
males (179) than females
·ð 76% o rances are runaway than ag ere reported
of disappear ge 1 year we d missing.
cases This wa when more
s as a change from 2008 w
·ð 83% o more than female orted missing. Also there
of runaways disappear m es were repo
once was a d y 85 reports.
e decrease in the total by
·ð 28% o hildren disappear from ·ð 29% of the children ng from their
of missing ch n went missin
the fa family r while some went missing
amily home residence w
anged care, 23% from
from a type of arra
·ð 58% o hildren are fe foster c % from child c
of missing ch emales care and 5% care.
·ð 42% o hildren are m
of missing ch males
·ð 35% we rom institutio
ent missing fr ons - school,
·ð 83% o hildren are between 14 & detenti and those
of missing ch & ion and youth centers a
17 ye classifie r institutions. Less than
ears old ed as  other
·ð 1% of ars 1% of a hildren went missing
f missing children are less than 5 yea all missing ch
of ag from a shopping m f work, or
ge mall, place of
while o
on a vacation.
·ð 78% o ports had
of all missing children rep
repea al character ·ð Law en agencies cit
at or habitua ristics of nforcement a ted alcohol
missin aining 22% ha or drug blem in 18%
ng. The rema ad no g dependency as a prob
previous history o of missi
of missing. ing children reports.
·ð 83% o ports involved ·ð 48, 490 (96%) transa e removed
of all missing children rep actions were
childr from th em in 2009. S
ren ages 14 to 17 years, with more he CPIC syste Sixty-one
missin ntered in CPIC in the 14 per cen
ng reports en nt were removed in the first 24
and 1 category. hours o d missing,
15 year-old c of having been reported
and 85
5% were removed within a week.*
·ð Child n five years o
dren less than of age
repre % of the total number of
esented 1.0%
S 9 Missing Ch ence Report Missing Childr s
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