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FBI — NCIC Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics for 2014

 NCIC Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics for 2014
Pursuant to Public Law 101-647, 104 Statute 4967, Crime Control Act of 1990 Requirements

Table of Contents

NCIC Missing Person File
NCIC Missing Person File Report for 2014
NCIC Missing Person (Monthly Totals)  2014
NCIC Missing Person File Category/Age/Sex/Race 2014
NCIC Missing Person File – Yearly Totals and Percent Change
NCIC Unidentified Person File
NCIC Unidentified Person File Report for 2014
NCIC Unidentified Person (Monthly Totals) 2014
NCIC Unidentified Person File – Yearly Totals and Percent Change
NCIC Missing and Unidentified Entry Comparison Chart

NCIC Missing Person File

The National Crime Information Center’s (NCIC) Missing Person File was implemented in 1975.  Records in the Missing Person File are retained indefinitely, until the individual is located, or the record is canceled by the entering agency. The Missing Person File contains records for individuals reported missing who:

  • have a proven physical or mental disability (Disability – EMD),
  • are missing under circumstances indicating that they may be in physical danger (Endangered – EME),
  • are missing after a catastrophe (Catastrophe Victim – EMV),
  • are missing under circumstances indicating their disappearance may not have been voluntary
  • (Involuntary – EMI),
  • are under the age of 21 and do not meet the above criteria (Juvenile – EMJ), or
  • are 21 and older and do not meet any of the above criteria but for whom there is a reasonable concern for their safety (Other – EMO).

As of December 31, 2014, NCIC contained 84,924 active missing person records.  Juveniles under the age of 18 account for 33,677 (39.7 %) of the records and 43,289 (51.0 %) records when juveniles are defined as under 21 years of age.*

During 2014, 635,155 missing person records were entered into NCIC, an increase of 1.2% from the 627,911 records entered in 2013.  Missing Person records cleared or canceled during the same period totaled 634,367.  Reasons for these removals include:  a law enforcement agency located the subject, the individual returned home, or the record had to be removed by the entering agency due to a determination that the record is invalid.

*This fulfills requirements as set forth in Public Law 101-647, 104 statute 4967, Crime Control Act of 1990 stating the Attorney General is to publish a statistical summary of reports of missing children.  This act was modified April 7, 2003, by “Suzanne’s Law” that changed the age of mandatory missing person record entry from under 18 to under 21 years of age. [ref. 42 USC 5779(c)]

NCIC Missing Person File

The Missing Person Circumstances (MPC) field is optional and has been available since July 1999 when the NCIC 2000 upgrade became operational.  Of the 635,155 records entered in 2014, the MPC field was utilized in 314,523 (49.5 %).  When the MPC field was utilized in 2014 entries, 301,851 (96.0 %) were coded as Runaway, 2,249 (.7 %) as Abducted by Non-custodial Parent, 332 (.1 %) as Abducted by Stranger, and 10,091 (3.2 %) as Adult – Federally required entry.  In 2013, the MPC field was utilized in 306,538 (48.8 %) of the 627,911 records.

Contact Information:

The Criminal Justice Information Services Division’s (CJIS) Special Identities Unit (SIU) NCIC Investigative and Operational Assistance Group (IOAG) distributed monthly NCIC extracts, the Missing Person Active/Expired Analysis and the Unidentified Person Active/Expired Analysis, to each CJIS System Officer and/or to the agency in the state that has been designated as a point of contact.

The SIU NCIC IOAG routinely responds to requests for nation-wide statistics from law enforcement agencies and the media concerning the NCIC Missing Person and Unidentified Person Files for public release.

The monthly statistics are calculated to address the most frequently requested data.  Archive statistics are available upon request.

If you have any questions or need further assistance, please contact the FBI’s SIU NCIC IOAG at 304-625-3000 or ioau@leo.gov.

NCIC Missing Person File Report for 2014

Missing Person

ACTIVE ENTRIES AS OF 01/01/2015
84,924
TOTAL FILE TRANSACTIONS
1,847,604
  ENTRIES
635,155
  REMOVED
634,367
  LOCATES
50,819
  MODIFIED
313,017
  MODIFIED SUPPLEMENTAL
185,901
  CANCELLED SUPPLEMENTAL
3,889
  QUERIED MISSING PERSON FILE ONLY
24,382
  QUERIED NCIC SYSTEM-WIDE BY NAME
2,814,095,452

ENTRIES – Records entered do not include supplemental record entry messages which are used to add specific identifiers, including dental data, to a Missing Person Record on file in NCIC.

REMOVED – Records removed are a total of the cancel, clear, and locate messages received by the NCIC computer.  Excluded are counts of supplemental record cancellation messages which are used to remove specific identifiers, including dental data, from a Missing Person record.

LOCATES – Are transactions to remove entries when the subject has been found by an agency other than the entering agency.

NCIC Missing Person File Report for 2014

MODIFIES – Modifies include base record modification messages, supplemental record entry messages, and supplemental record cancellation messages.  Counts of supplemental dental entry messages and supplemental dental cancellation messages are not available.

QUERIED MISSING PERSON FILE ONLY – Records queried are when agencies inquire on a record for information purposes.

In January 1987, clears and cancels were combined on the statistical report.

NCIC Missing Persons (Monthly Totals) 2014

EMJ

EMJ

EME

EME

EMI

EMI

EMD

EMD

EMV

EMV

EMO

EMO

TOTAL

TOTAL

ENTRY

CANCEL

ENTRY

CANCEL

ENTRY

CANCEL

ENTRY

CANCEL

ENTRY

CANCEL

ENTRY

CANCEL

ENTRY

CANCEL

JAN

33,905

35,215

3,519

3,569

1,465

1,535

2,231

2,296

10

17

6,973

7,283

48,103

49,915

FEB

32,611

33,055

3,267

3,347

1,400

1,443

2,082

2,109

11

12

6,478

6,594

45,849

46,560

MAR

38,766

38,163

3,540

3,562

1,610

1,511

2,400

2,375

58

33

7,402

7,356

53,776

53,000

APR

40,197

40,279

3,680

3,754

1,609

1,605

2,484

2,503

25

50

7,381

7,411

55,376

55,602

MAY

44,815

43,137

4,120

4,084

1,565

1,533

2,913

2,834

24

22

8,046

7,626

61,483

59,236

JUN

 38,979

 38,502

 3,885

  3,907

 1,418

  1,364

 2,820

  2,713

     18

       17

 7,947

  7,875

 55,067

 54,378

JUL

 35,723

 36,477

 3,713

  3,808

 1,480

  1,481

 2,917

  2,901

     13

       15

 8,349

8,275

52,195

52,957

AUG

 33,964

 34,705

 4,007

  3,972

 1,509

  1,492

 2,899

  2,853

     27

       19

 8,427

  8,172

50,833

51,213

SEP

 38,725

 38,936

 3,752

  3,816

 1,492

  1,469

 2,779

  2,865

     27

       26

 8,044

  8,089

 54,819

 55,201

OCT

 41,497

 40,876

 3,784

  3,905

 1,434

  1,449

 2,853

  2,761

     21

       24

 8,018

  8,037

57,607

57,052

NOV

 36,404

 36,211

 3,295

  3,300

 1,285

  1,202

 2,568

  2,602

     18

       17

 7,423

  6,987

50,993

50,319

DEC

 33,963

 34,049

 3,467

  3,447

 1,364

  1,318

 2,555

  2,577

     17

       15

 7,688

  7,528

49,054

48,934

COL TOT

449,549

449,605

44,029

44,471

17,631

17,402

31,501

31,389

269

267

92,176

91,233

635,155

634,367

ENTRY – Number of records entered during the month.

CANCEL – Number of records canceled/cleared during the month but entered from any time period.

NCIC Missing Persons (Monthly Totals) 2014

EMJ – Entry of a person under the age of 21 who is missing and does not meet any of the entry criteria set forth in the other categories.

EME – Entry of a person of any age who is missing under circumstances indicating that his/her physical safety may be in danger.

EMI – Entry of a person of any age who is missing under circumstances indicating that the disappearance may not have been voluntary, i.e., abduction or kidnapping.

EMD – A person of any age who is missing and under proven physical/mental disability or is senile, thereby subjecting him/herself or others to personal and immediate danger.

EMV – A person of any age who is missing after a catastrophe.

EMO – A person over the age of 21, not meeting the criteria for entry in any other category, who is missing and for whom there is a reasonable concern for his/her safety.

Source: NCIC Active/Expired Missing Person Analysis Report

2014 NCIC Missing Person Entries

UNDER 18

18 AND OLDER

ALL AGES

TOTAL

466,949

168,206

635,155

JUVENILE

445,045

4,504

449,549

ENDANGERED

9,770

34,259

44,029

INVOLUNTARY

4,806

12,825

17,631

DISABILITY

4,258

27,243

31,501

CATASTROPHE

91

178

269

OTHER

2,979

89,197

92,176

FEMALE

250,418

69,668

320,086

MALE

216,500

98,525

315,025

UNKNOWN

31

13

44

ASIAN

7,410

5,137

12,547

BLACK

171,865

45,819

217,684

INDIAN

7,346

2,016

9,362

UNKNOWN

13,055

4,961

18,016

WHITE *

267,273

110,273

377,546

* Includes Hispanic

Source:  NCIC Active/Expired Missing and Unidentified Analysis Reports

2014 NCIC Missing Person Entries

UNDER 21

21 AND OLDER

ALL AGES

TOTAL

498,872

136,283

635,155

JUVENILE

449,446

103

449,549

ENDANGERED

14,651

29,378

44,029

INVOLUNTARY

8,883

8,748

17,631

DISABILITY

7,312

24,189

31,501

CATASTROPHE

97

172

269

OTHER

18,483

73,693

92,176

FEMALE

266,683

53,403

320,086

MALE

232,155

82,870

315,025

UNKNOWN

34

10

44

ASIAN

8,047

4,500

12,547

BLACK

185,006

32,678

217,684

INDIAN

7,665

1,697

9,362

UNKNOWN

14,175

3,841

18,016

WHITE *

283,979

93,567

377,546

* Includes Hispanic

Source: NCIC Active/Expired Missing and Unidentified Analysis Reports

NCIC Missing Person File – Yearly Totals and Percent Change 

YEAR

FILE TRANS

RECORD

ENTERED*

RECORD

REMOVED**

CLEARS

****

LOCATES

MODIFIED

***

1990

1,454,029

663,921

661,945

641,543

20,615

82,764

% CHG

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1991

1,552,896

705,175

701,811

680,520

24,250

92,946

% CHG

(+) 6.7

(+) 6.2

(+) 6.0

(+) 6.0

(+) 17.6

(+) 12.3

1992

1,785,653

801,358

810,483

737,876

26,970

119,424

% CHG

(+) 15.0

(+) 13.6

(+) 15.5

(+) 8.4

(+) 11.2

(+) 28.5

1993

1,951,842

868,345

858,730

824,348

31,716

169,137

% CHG

(+) 9.3

(+) 8.4

(+) 6.0

(+) 11.7

(+) 17.6

(+) 41.6

1994

2,179,932

954,896

944,685

906,662

39,985

216,080

% CHG

(+) 11.7

(+) 10.0

(+) 10.0

(+) 10.0

(+) 26.1

(+) 27.8

1995

2,238,503

969,264

964,343

922,576

42,009

237,150

% CHG

(+) 2.7

(+) 1.5

(+) 2.1

(+) 1.8

(+) 5.1

(+) 9.8

1996

1,908,696

955,252

953,444

913,940

42,733

254,533

% CHG

(-) 14.7

(-) 1.4

(-) 1.1

(-) 0.9

(+) 1.7

(+) 7.3

1997

1,965,657

980,712

984,945

933,081

45,397

281,197

% CHG

(+) 3.0

(+) 2.7

(+) 3.3

(+) 2.1

(+) 6.3

(+) 10.5

1998

1,861,335

932,190

929,145

913,416

47,313

287,792

% CHG

(-) 5.3

(-) 4.9

(-) 5.7

(-) 2.1

(+) 4.2

(+) 2.3

1999

1,733,691

867,129

866,562

816,198

38,704

272,197

% CHG

(-) 6.9

(-) 7.0

(-) 6.7

(-) 10.6

(-) 18.2

(-) 5.4


NCIC Missing Person File – Yearly Totals and Percent Change

YEAR

FILE TRANS

RECORD

ENTERED*

RECORD

REMOVED**

CLEARS

****

LOCATES

MODIFIED

***

2000

1,758,376

876,213

882,163

825,969

40,714

294,707

% CHG

(+) 1.4

(+) 1.0

(+) 1.8

(+) 1.2

(+) 5.2

(+) 8.3

2001

1,702,197

840,279

861,918

803,599

40,844

313,822

% CHG

(-) 3.2

(-) 4.1

(-) 2.3

(-) 2.7

(+) 0.3

(+) 6.5

2002

1,658,591

821,975

836,616

779,721

42,033

329,741

% CHG

(-) 2.6

(-) 2.2

(-) 2.9

(-) 3.0

(+) 2.9

(+) 5.1

2003

1,661,853

824,699

837,154

777,854

44,252

353,805

% CHG

(+) 0.2

(+) 0.3

(+) 0.6

(-) 3.0

(+) 5.3

(+) 7.3

2004

1,670,848

830,325

840,523

782,283

46,665

379,952

% CHG

(+) 0.5

(+) 0.7

(+) 0.4

(+) 0.6

(+) 5.5

(+) 7.4

2005

2,167,892

834,536

844,838

781,430

48,639

397,452

% CHG

(+) 29.7

(+) 0.5

(+) 0.5

(-) 0.1

(+) 4.2

(+) 4.6

2006

2,203,363

836,131

851,940

785,412

51,518

421,478

% CHG

(+) 1.6

(+) 0.2

(+) 0.8

(+) 0.5

(+) 5.9

(+) 6.0

2007

2,296,793

814,957

820,212

770,282

51,638

549,981

% CHG

(+) 4.2

(-) 2.5

(-) 1.9

(-) 1.9

(+) 0.2

(+) 30.5

2008

2,068,262

778,161

745,088

731,727

50,559

457,451

% CHG

(-) 9.9

(-) 4.5

(-) 9.1

(-) 5.0

(-) 2.0

(-) 16.8

2009

1,759,860

719,558

726,130

637,308

32,843

358,356

% CHG

(-) 14.9

(-) 7.5

(-) 2.5

(-) 12.9

(-) 35.1

(-) 21.7

2010

1,927,722

692,944

703,316

658,161

46,397

453,620

% CHG

(+) 9.5

(-) 3.7

(-) 3.1

(+) 3.3

(+) 41.3

(+) 26.6


NCIC Missing Person File – Yearly Totals and Percent Change

YEAR

FILE TRANS

RECORD

ENTERED*

RECORD

REMOVED**

CLEARS

****

LOCATES

MODIFIED

***

2011

1,855,216

678,860

679,511

633,919

47,025

455,820

% CHG

(-) 3.8

(-) 2.0

(-) 3.4

(-) 3.7

(+) 1.4

(+) 0.4

2012

1,868,028

661,593

659,514

620,535

47,912

472,341

% CHG

(+) 0.7

(-) 2.5

(-) 2.9

(-) 2.1

(+) 1.9

(+) 3.6

2013

1,810,409

627,911

630,911

584,749

47,544

478,094

% CHG

(-) 3.1

(-) 5.1

(-) 4.3

(-) 5.8

(-) 0.8

(+) 1.2

2014

1,847,605

634,155

634,367

584,813

50,819

502,807

% CHG

(+) 2.1

(+) 1.2

(+) .5

(+) .0

(+) 6.9

(+) 5.2


NCIC Missing Person File – Yearly Totals and Percent Change

  • * Records entered do not include supplemental record entry messages which are used to add specific identifiers, including dental data, to a missing person record on file in NCIC.
  • ** Records removed are a total of the cancel, clear, and locate messages received by the NCIC computer.  Excluded are counts of supplemental record cancellation messages which are used to remove specific identifiers, including dental data, from a messing person record.
  • *** Modifies include base record modification messages, supplemental record entry messages, and supplemental record cancellation messages.  Counts of supplemental dental entry messages and supplemental dental cancellation messages are not available.

SOURCE: NCIC Active/Expired Missing Person Analysis Report.

NCIC Unidentified Person File

NCIC’s Unidentified Person File came online in 1983.  Records are retained indefinitely, unless removed by the entering agency. The Unidentified Person File contains records of:

  • unidentified deceased persons (Deceased – EUD),
  • persons of any age who are living and unable to determine their identity  (Living – EUL), and
  • unidentified catastrophe victims (Catastrophe Victim – EUV).

As of December 31, 2014, there were 8,311 unidentified person records in NCIC.  During 2014, 876 unidentified person records were entered into NCIC, an increase of 1.2 % from the 866 records entered in 2013.* The records entered in 2014 consisted of  650 (74.2%) deceased unidentified bodies, 26 (3.0%) unidentified catastrophe victims, and 200 (22.8 %) living persons who could not ascertain their identity.  In 2014, 609 records were canceled or cleared by the entering agency for reasons such as the remains being identified or the record being invalid.  This was a 13.9% decrease over the 707 records canceled in 2013.

*Use of the Unidentified Person File is not mandated by law.

NCIC Unidentified Person File

Contact information:

The Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division’s Special Identities Unit (SIU) NCIC Investigative and Operational Assistance Group (IOAG) distributed monthly NCIC extracts, the Missing Person Active/Expired Analysis and the Unidentified Person Active/Expired Analysis, to each CJIS System Officer and/or to the agency in the state that has been designated as a point of contact.

The SIU NCIC IOAG routinely responds to requests for nation-wide statistics from law enforcement agencies and the media concerning the NCIC Missing Person and Unidentified Person Files for public release.

The monthly statistics are calculated to address the most frequently requested data. Archive statistics are available upon request.

If you have any questions or need further assistance, please contact the FBI’s SIU NCIC IOAG, at 304-625-3000 or ioau@leo.gov.

NCIC Unidentified Person File Report For 2014

Unidentified Person

ACTIVE ENTRIES AS OF 01/01/2015

8,311

TOTAL FILE TRANSACTIONS

1,485

RECORDS ENTERED

876

RECORDS CANCELLED

609


NCIC Unidentified Persons (Monthly Totals) 2014

DECEASED

DECEASED

CAT VIC

CAT VIC

LIVING

LIVING

TOTAL

TOTAL

ENTRY

CANCEL

ENTRY

CANCEL

ENTRY

CANCEL

ENTRY

CANCEL

JAN

47

37

0

0

11

10

58

47

FEB

39

24

1

0

15

9

55

33

MAR

54

48

1

0

13

14

68

62

APR

61

40

6

1

21

19

88

60

MAY

63

51

3

1

25

24

91

76

JUN

49

52

1

2

19

19

69

73

JUL

37

27

10

0

15

9

62

36

AUG

49

27

2

8

28

16

79

51

SEP

63

37

0

0

14

11

77

48

OCT

81

39

1

0

10

9

92

48

NOV

56

23

0

0

18

9

74

32

DEC

51

38

1

1

11

4

63

43

COL TOT

650

443

26

13

200

153

876

609


NCIC Unidentified Person (Monthly Totals) 2014

ENTRY – Number of records entered during the month.

CANCEL – Number of records canceled/cleared during the month but entered from any time period.

DECEASED – Human remains for whom the identity cannot be ascertained.  This category also includes body parts.

CATASTROPHE VICTIM – A person who is a victim of a catastrophe for whom the identity cannot be ascertained or body parts when a body has been dismembered as the result of a catastrophe.

LIVING – A person who is living and unable to ascertain his/her identity, e.g., amnesia victim, infant, etc.  The information on unidentified living persons should only be included if the person gives his/her consent or if they are physically or mentally unable to give consent.

Source:  NCIC Active/Expired Unidentified Person Analysis Report

NCIC Unidentified Person File – Yearly Totals and Percent Change 

YEAR

RECORD

ENTERED

RECORD

CANCELS

DECEASED

ENTRIES

DECEASED

CANCELS

CAT VIC

ENTRIES

CAT VIC

CANCELS

LIVING

ENTRIES

LIVING

CANCELS

1990

1,567

1,394

1,226

1,054

20

19

321

321

% CHG

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1991

1,805

1,615

1,198

1,015

10

9

597

591

% CHG

(+) 15.2

(+) 15.9

(-) 2.3

(-) 3.7

(-) 50.0

(-) 52.6

(+) 86.0

(+) 84.1

1992

1,637

1,484

1,331

1,183

31

26

275

275

% CHG

(-) 9.3

(-) 8.1

(+) 11.1

(+) 16.6

(+) 210.0

(+) 188.9

(-) 53.9

(-) 53.5

1993

1,629

1,155

1,162

993

37

37

130

125

% CHG

(-) 0.5

(-) 22.2

(-) 12.7

(-) 16.1

(+) 19.4

(+) 42.3

(-) 52.7

(-) 54.5

1994

1,829

1,204

1,632

1,010

24

24

172

170

% CHG

(+) 12.3

(+) 4.2

(+) 40.4

(+) 1.7

(-) 35.1

(-) 35.1

(+) 32.3

(+) 36.0

1995

1,143

954

965

775

22

23

156

156

% CHG

(-) 37.5

(-) 20.8

(-) 40.9

(-) 23.3

(-) 8.3

(-) 4.2

(-) 9.3

(-) 8.2

1996

1,391

1,196

1,182

1,001

22

11

187

184

% CHG

(+) 21.7

(+) 25.4

(+) 22.5

(+) 29.2

0

(-) 52.2

(+) 19.9

(+) 17.9

1997

1,608

1,176

1,395

964

11

10

202

202

% CHG

(+) 15.6

(-) 1.7

(+) 18.0

(-) 3.7

(-) 50.0

(-) 9.1

(+) 8.0

(+) 9.8

1998

1,326

1,005

1,039

732

31

29

256

255

% CHG

(-) 17.5

(-) 14.5

(-) 25.5

(-) 24.1

(+) 181.8

(+) 190.0

(+) 26.7

(+) 26.2

1999

1,241

842

921

544

17

17

303

281

% CHG

(-) 6.4

(-) 16.2

(-) 11.4

(-) 25.7

(-) 45.2

(-) 41.4

(+) 18.4

(+) 10.2


NCIC Unidentified Person File – Yearly Totals and Percent Change

YEAR

TOTAL

ENTRIES

TOTAL

CANCELS

DECEASED

ENTRIES

DECEASED

CANCELS

CAT VIC

ENTRIES

CAT VIC

CANCELS

LIVING

ENTRIES

LIVING

CANCELS

2000

1,091

866

646

434

8

9

437

423

% CHG

(-) 12.1

(+) 2.9

(-) 29.9

(-) 20.2

(-) 53.0

(-) 47.1

(+) 44.2

(+) 50.5

2001

973

840

563

433

15

15

395

392

% CHG

(-) 10.8

(-) 3.0

(-) 12.8

(-) 0.2

(+) 87.5

(+) 66.7

(-) 9.6

(-) 64.1

2002

947

785

557

382

16

14

374

389

% CHG

(-) 2.7

(-) 6.5

(-) 1.1

(-) 11.8

(+) 6.7

(-) 6.7

(-) 5.3

(-) 0.8

2003

1,214

808

734

367

13

12

467

429

% CHG

(+) 28.2

(+) 2.9

(+) 31.8

(-) 3.9

(-) 18.8

(-) 14.3

(+) 24.9

(+) 10.3

2004

1,335

964

878

493

33

35

424

436

% CHG

(+) 10.0

(+) 19.3

(+) 19.6

(+) 34.3

(+) 153.8

(+) 191.7

(-) 9.2

(+) 1.6

2005

1,383

1,258

960

792

19

19

404

447

% CHG

(+) 3.6

(+) 30.5

(+) 9.3

(+) 60.6

(-) 42.4

(-) 45.7

(-) 4.7

(+) 2.5

2006

1,413

1,185

1,043

818

7

2

363

365

% CHG

(+) 2.2

(-) 5.8

(+) 8.6

(+) 3.3

(-) 63.2

(-) 89.5

(-) 10.1

(-) 18.3

2007

1,788

1,051

1,448

712

23

11

317

1,788

% CHG

(+) 26.5

(-)11.3

(+) 38.8

(-) 13.0

(+) 228.6

(+) 450.0

(-) 12.7

(-) 1.4

2008

1,133

889

918

681

16

14

199

194

% CHG

(-) 36.6

(-) 15.4

(-) 36.6

(-) 4.4

(-) 30.4

(+) 27.3

(-) 37.2

(-) 89.2

2009

1,040

871

790

639

27

24

223

208

% CHG

(-) 8.2

(-) 2.0

(-) 13,9

(-) 6.2

68.8

71.4

12.1

7.2

 

NCIC Unidentified Person File – Yearly Totals and Percent Change

YEAR

TOTAL

ENTRIES

TOTAL

CANCELS

DECEASED

ENTRIES

DECEASED

CANCELS

CAT VIC

ENTRIES

CAT VIC

CANCELS

LIVING

ENTRIES

LIVING

CANCELS

2010

1,033

796

806

575

11

14

216

207

% CHG

(-) 0.7

(-) 8.6

(+) 2.0

(-) 10.0

(-) 59.3

(-) 41.7

(-) 3.1

(-) 0.5

2011

1,030

848

743

582

36

35

251

231

% CHG

(-) 0.3

(+) 6.5

(+) 7.8

(+) 1.2

(+) 227.3

(+) 150.0

(+) 16.2

(+) 11.6

2012

932

768

629

492

26

29

267

247

% CHG

(-) 9.5

(-) 9.4

(-) 15.3

(-) 15.7

(-) 27.8

(-) 17.1

(+) 6.4

(+) 6.9

2013

866

707

632

511

18

18

216

178

% CHG

(-) 7.1

(-) 7.9

(+) 0.5

(+) 3.9

(-) 30.8

(-) 3.4

(-) 19.1

(-) 27.9

2014

876

609

650

443

26

13

200

153

% CHG

(+)1.2

(-) 13.9

(+) 2.8

(-) 13.3

(+) 44.4

(-)27.8

(-) 7.4

(-) 14.0


NCIC Unidentified Person File – Yearly Totals And Percent Change

ENTRY – Number of records entered during the month.
CANCEL – Number of records canceled/cleared during the month but entered from any time period.
DECEASED – Human remains for whom the identity cannot be ascertained.  This category also includes body parts.
CATASTROPHE VICTIM – A person who is a victim of a catastrophe for whom the identity cannot be ascertained or body parts when a body has been dismembered as the result of a catastrophe.
LIVING – A person who is living and unable to ascertain his/her identity, e.g., amnesia victim, infant, etc.  The information on unidentified living persons should only be included if the person gives his/her consent or if they are physically or mentally unable to give consent.
Source:  NCIC Active/Expired Unidentified Person Analysis Report

NCIC Missing/Unidentified Entry Comparison Chart

YEAR

MISSING PERSON
ENTRIES

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON
ENTRIES

1990

663,921

1,567

1991

705,175

1,805

1992

801,358

1,637

1993

868,345

1,629

1994

954,896

1,829

1995

969,264

1,143

1996

955,252

1,391

1997

980,712

1,608

1998

932,190

1,326

1999

867,129

1,241

2000

876,213

1,091

2001

840,279

973

2002

821,975

947

2003

824,699

1,214

2004

830,325

1,335


Source
:  NCIC Active/Expired Missing and Unidentified Analysis Reports

NCIC Missing/Unidentified Entry Comparison Chart

YEAR

MISSING PERSON
ENTRIES

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON
ENTRIES

2005

834,536

1,383

2006

836,131

1,413

2007

814,967

1,788

2008

778,164

1,133

2009

719,558

1,040

2010

692,944

1,033

2011

678,860

1,030

2012

661,593

932

2013

627,911

866

2014

635,155

876


Source:  NCIC Active/Expired Missing and Unidentified Analysis Reports.

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