Missing Persons recorded by ethnicity from April 2021 to March 2022

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.026041

I note you seek access to the following information:

NEW REQUEST:
Thank you for getting back to me. I have refined the attached based on your comments. Please do go ahead with the ethnicity categories that you have.

PREVIOUS REQUEST 01/FOI/22/025520:
We are carrying out research to better understand the impact of ethnicity on the risk of going missing. This is in light of the disproportionate representation of Black people in national missing statistics, and the possibility of increased risk amongst this community and for other people of colour.

The ethnicity categories in the tables have been chosen to reflect those used in national statistics provided in the UK Missing Persons Unit data report.
We are seeking data held in your force’s Case Management System.

1. How many people in your area went missing between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022? Please provide the numbers broken down by ethnicity and by age in the following table. In this question we are asking for the number of individuals, not total incidents/investigations:

White – North European, White – South European, Black, Asian, Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian, Middle Eastern, Other / unknown
0-11yrs
12-17yrs
18-25yrs
26-39yrs
40-59yrs
60+yrs
Unknown

Q2 - How many total missing investigations were there between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022?
Please provide the numbers broken down by ethnicity and by age in the following table:

White – North European, White – South European, Black, Asian, Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian, Middle Eastern, Other / unknown
0-11yrs
12-17yrs
18-25yrs
26-39yrs
40-59yrs
60+yrs
Unknown

3. Please provide a breakdown of the outcomes of missing investigations for children between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, broken down by ethnicity.

White – North European, White – South European, Black, Asian, Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian, Middle Eastern, Other / Unknown
Found by police
Returned of their own accord
Found by another professional
Other

4. Please provide a breakdown of the outcomes of missing investigations for adults between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, broken down by ethnicity.

White – North European, White – South European, Black, Asian, Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian Middle Eastern, Other / Unknown
Found by police
Returned of their own accord
Found by another professional
Other

5. How many missing investigations for children between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, broken down by ethnicity, had a:
a) Sexual Exploitation marker
b) Mental health marker
c) Criminal Exploitation marker
d) Trafficking marker

White – North European, White – South European, Black, Asian, Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian, Middle Eastern, Other / unknown
Sexual exploitation marker
Mental health marker
Criminal exploitation marker
Trafficking marker

6. How many missing investigations for adults between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, broken down by ethnicity, had a:
e) Sexual Exploitation marker
f) Mental health marker
g) Criminal Exploitation marker
h) Trafficking marker

White – North European, White – South European, Black, Asian, Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian, Middle Eastern, Other / unknown
Sexual exploitation marker
Mental health marker
Criminal exploitation marker
Trafficking marker

7. Please provide the types of location from which the missing investigations for children were reported between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, broken down by ethnicity.
White – North European, White – South European, Black, Asian, Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian, Middle Eastern, Other / unknown
Home
Care
Hospital or healthcare setting
School or education setting
Other

8. Please provide the types of location from which the missing investigations for adults were reported between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, broken down by ethnicity.
White – North European, White – South European, Black, Asian, Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian, Middle Eastern, Other / unknown
Home
Care
Hospital or healthcare setting
Other

9. Please provide the number of missing investigations for children between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 which lasted more than 48 hours, broken down by ethnicity.
White – North European, White – South European, Black, Asian, Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian, Middle Eastern, Other / unknown
Number of incidents lasting more than 48 hours

10. Please provide the number of missing investigations for adults between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 which lasted more than 48 hours, broken down by ethnicity.
White – North European, White – South European, Black, Asian, Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian, Middle Eastern, Other / unknown
Number of incidents lasting more than 48 hours

11. Please provide the number of missing investigations for children between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 which lasted more than 7 days, broken down by ethnicity.
White – North European, White – South European, Black, Asian, Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian, Middle Eastern, Other / unknown
Number of incidents lasting more than 7 days

12. Please provide the number of missing investigations for adults between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 which lasted more than 7 days, broken down by ethnicity.
White – North European, White – South European, Black, Asian, Chinese, Japanese & SE Asian, Middle Eastern, Other / unknown
Number of incidents lasting more than 7 days

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