In 2022, the number of unidentified missing person files listed by the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) in the United States increased slightly when compared to the previous year, with 902 cases. In 2021, this figure was 892.
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Number of NCIC unidentified person files in the United States from 1990 to 2022
Year
Number of unidentified persons
2022
902
2021
892
2020
800
2019
683
2018
801
2017
886
2016
894
2015
850
2014
876
2013
866
2012
932
2011
1,030
2010
1,033
1,0002,0005007501,2501,5001,750
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Unidentified persons include; unidentified deceased persons, persons who are living but unable to determine their identity and catastrophe victims who are unable to be identified.
Figures from 2021 and prior are taken from an earlier report.
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FBI. (February 2, 2023). Number of NCIC unidentified person files in the United States from 1990 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240406/unidentified-person-files-in-the-us-since-1990/
FBI. "Number of NCIC unidentified person files in the United States from 1990 to 2022." Chart. February 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240406/unidentified-person-files-in-the-us-since-1990/
FBI. (2023). Number of NCIC unidentified person files in the United States from 1990 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240406/unidentified-person-files-in-the-us-since-1990/
FBI. "Number of Ncic Unidentified Person Files in The United States from 1990 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240406/unidentified-person-files-in-the-us-since-1990/
FBI, Number of NCIC unidentified person files in the United States from 1990 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240406/unidentified-person-files-in-the-us-since-1990/ (last visited June 27, 2025)
Number of NCIC unidentified person files in the United States from 1990 to 2022 [Graph], FBI, February 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240406/unidentified-person-files-in-the-us-since-1990/
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