FOI 1228-205/26- Missing persons
Request:
Q1. Can you please provide me with the Annual Statistics for reported missing persons cases from 2015-2025. I am seeking to understand how many were reported in each year.
Q2. Secondly, can you please provide me with statistics of how many in the same period from 2015-2025 were finalised and how many remained opened and unsolved
Response:
Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police.
I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the following information to you.
Q1. Please see the table below showing the number of missing person reports between 01 January 2015 and 01 September 2023, broken down by calendar year.
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Calendar Year |
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2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
Total |
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Missing persons |
3254 |
3412 |
3528 |
2772 |
2519 |
1869 |
2546 |
2956 |
2121 |
24977 |
Please see the table below showing the number of missing person reports between 01 September 2023 and 31 December 2025, broken down by calendar year.
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Calendar Year |
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2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
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Missing persons |
832 |
2070 |
1800 |
4702 |
*Please note these searches have been split into two, to accommodate for a change in reporting methods with the introduction of the missing person module on our records management system on the 01 September 2023.
Q2. 19
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.