NSW Missing Persons Week 2017 launch
New statistics show teenagers between the ages of 13 and 15 are reported missing to NSW Police more than any other age group each year. The year’s Missing Persons Week campaign ‘Still waiting for you to come home’ highlights the high number of young people who are reported missing to police each year and the impact on the family and friends. In 2016, 13 to 15 year olds accounted for nearly 30 per cent of the 10,909 missing person reports made to police.
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So far in this year, there have been 5,790 missing persons reports, of which 49 per cent are under the age of 18. Launching the 2017 campaign at Police Headquarters in Parramatta this morning (July 30), Acting Superintendent Missing Persons Unit Commander Kristy Walters said the impact on families and friends is significant. The campaign also aims to promote awareness of the issues around young people going missing. Acting Superintendent Walters said it’s hoped by highlighting missing person cases throughout the week will generate new information that could help bring them home. Anyone with information about the whereabouts of the missing persons featured is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://www1.police.nsw.gov.au. Information you provide will be treated in strict confidence. Visit www.missingpersons.gov.au