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Attorney Mike General DeWine
DeWine Releases
Annual Ohio Missing Children Clearinghouse Report
More than 600 Children Currently Listed as Missing in Ohio
18,097 Children Reported Missing
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- In advance of National Missing Children's Day on
Monday, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today released the 2014 Ohio
Missing Children Clearinghouse Report, which documents that 18,097
children were reported missing in Ohio in 2014.
Of the children reported missing by law enforcement agencies during the
calendar year, 17,826 were recovered safely.
Missing Children Reports by Age
Children reported missing were in these age categories:
0 to 5 years old - 148
6 to 12 years old - 1,000
13 to 17 years old - 16,949
The clearinghouse also documented 21 attempted child abductions
involving 14 girls and seven boys. The suspects were driving
vehicles in 82 percent of the situations, and 34 percent of the
incidents occurred while the children were walking to or from school.
2015 Balloon Launch
"Right now, hundreds of children are missing in Ohio, and we must never
stop asking questions, never quit pursuing leads, and never give up the
search," said Attorney General DeWine. "We will never give up
hope, and we will never forget."
In honor of the hundreds of children missing in Ohio, Attorney General
DeWine today attended Columbus Preparatory Academy's annual balloon
launch in Columbus.
During today's event, representatives from the U.S. Postal Service also
unveiled a new postage stamp aimed at bringing attention to the effort
to find missing children nationwide.
Attorney General DeWine's Ohio Missing Persons Unit was developed in
2011 to better coordinate and convey information about services related
to missing children and adults. The unit operates the Ohio
Missing Children Clearinghouse and is part of the Attorney General's
Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI).
Video of the balloon launch is available by emailing
jill.delgreco@ohioattorneygeneral.gov.
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