London: 55 thousand disappearances are reported annually. "Often unnecessarily"

Karen Shalev

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice

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Police statistics show that in the last decade in London there has been a 72% increase in reported cases of disappearances, about 55 thousand cases annually. In many cases, disappearances are reported completely unnecesarily.

Period	11 Oct 2018

Media coverage

Title	London: 55 thousand are reported annually disappearances. "Often unnecessarily"
Degree of recognition	International
Media name/outlet	Londynek.net
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	11/10/18
Description	The cost of searching for missing persons is estimated to be between £70-130 million and about 80% of people return within 24 hours without any police participation.
URL	https://londynek.net/wiadomosci/Londyn+Rocznie+zglaszanych+jest+55+tys.+zaginiec.+Czesto+niepotrzebnie+wiadomosci+news,/wiadomosci/article?jdnews_id=54769
Persons	Karen Shalev

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