Missing Persons 5,387 individuals were reported as missing accounting for 7,439 missing person cases. 6,518 missing juvenile cases were filed. 921 missing adult cases were filed. 88 per cent of reported missing person cases are juvenile cases with 12 per cent being adult cases. 96 per cent of reported missing person cases during the year were cleared by the end of the year.
More adults remain on the active missing person list for longer than a year than do juveniles.
204 juveniles were reported missing more than 3 times. September and October were the months with the highest number of missing juveniles reported. More juveniles were canceled in October than in any other month. Polk County had the highest number of reported missing person cases.