Contents

Executive Summary (i)

List of Tables and Figures (ii)

1. Introduction 1

2. Scope of Study 2

3. Methodology and Source of Data 3

4. Analysis of Data 3

5. Missing Persons and Trafficking 4

6. Missing Persons in India 4

7. Missing Women in India 5

8. Districts with high number of missing women 8

Maharashtra 8

West Bengal 10

Madhya Pradesh 12

9. Missing Children in India 14

10. Districts with high number of missing Children 15

Madhya Pradesh 16

West Bengal 18

Delhi 19

Bihar 20

11. Findings 22

12. Conclusion 22
 Disclaimer
The information published in this report has been obtained from the data
published in “Crime in India” Report.
NCRB has only compiled and collated the data and presented it in the form of
this report. As data is being furnished by States/UTs, NCRB is not responsible for
authenticity of the information. However, any discrepancy observed in this
report may be brought to the notice of the Bureau.
 Executive Summary
Each year State/UT police receive numerous reports of missing persons. The people

may go missing for any reasons. Some of them return soon after their disappearance without

any harm having befallen them. However, some of them might have been met with tragic

end such as homicide, suicide or an accident. It is also possible that they might have been a

victim of foul play such as trafficking. However, it is difficult to ascertain whether someone’s

disappearance is intentional or unintentional. The human trafficking may include male and

female, adults as well as children. The human trafficking may take place within country as

well as transnational crime. It includes labour and sexual exploitation of the victim. The

literature review reveals that boys as exploited as camel jockeys and girls and women are

trafficked as sexual exploitation. The literature review also shows that low level of education,

low employment prospects and lack of opportunities are also the reasons for women and

men to venture out in search of better living conditions.

The scope and ambit of this study was to analyze the data of missing persons

(specifically women and children) to identify the areas prone to persons being trafficked

based on the “Crime in India-2016 , 2017 & 2018” Report by 36 States/UTs . A detailed

analysis has been carried out representing cases of missing women and missing children in

different States/UTs.
 List of Tables and Figures

Table-1 Missing Persons in India 4

Table-2 Women Missing during 2016-2018 5

Table-3 State/UTs with high number of missing women 6

Table-4 Districts of Maharashtra having high number of missing women 8

Table-5 Districts of West Bengal having high number of missing women 10

Table-6 Districts of Madhya Pradesh having high number of missing women 11

Table-7 Missing Children during 2016-2018 13

Table-8 State/UTs with high number of missing children 14

Table-9 Districts of Madhya Pradesh having high number of missing children 15

Table-10 Districts of West Bengal having high number of missing children 17

Table-11 Districts of Delhi having high number of missing children 18

Table-12 Districts of Bihar having high number of missing children 20

Figure-1 Women Missing during 2016-2018 6

Figure-2A Missing Women during 2016 7

Figure-2B Missing Women during 2017 7

Figure-2C Missing Women during 2018 8

Figure-3A Missing Women in Districts of Maharashtra during 2017 9

Figure-3B Missing Women in Districts of Maharashtra during 2018 9

Figure-4A Missing Women in Districts of West Bengal during 2017 10

Figure-4B Missing Women in Districts of West Bengal during 2018 11

Figure-5A Missing Women in Districts of Madhya Pradesh during 2017 12

Figure-5B Missing Women in Districts of Madhya Pradesh during 2018 12

Figure-6 Missing Children during 2016-2018 14

Figure-7A Missing Children in Districts of Madhya Pradesh in 2017 16

Figure-7B Missing Children in Districts of Madhya Pradesh in 2018 16

Figure-8A Missing Children in Districts of West Bengal in 2017 17

Figure-8B Missing Children in Districts of West Bengal in 2018 18

Figure-9A Missing Children in Districts of Delhi in 2017 19

Figure-9B Missing Children in Districts of Delhi in 2018 19

Figure- Missing Children in Districts of Bihar in 2017 20

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Figure- Missing Children in Districts of Bihar in 2018 20
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 INTRODUCTION
Each year, police stations across the country receive thousands of reports of missing persons.
These missing reports relate to persons of all ages and gender.

A definition of missing person on Wikipedia states that “a missing person is a person who has
disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and fate are
not known”. 1

The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) defines a missing person as: “Anyone whose
whereabouts is unknown whatever the circumstances of disappearance. They will be considered
missing until located and their well-being or otherwise established”. 2

Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has defined missing child as “a person below
eighteen years of age, whose whereabouts are not known to the parents, legal guardians and any
other persons who may be legally entrusted with the custody of the child, whatever may be the
circumstances/causes of disappearance”. 3

Fortunately, many of those who are reported to police as missing are located within a short
span of time. There are however, others who are never found or who are, eventually, identified as
victims of crime or misfortune. Besides, there are persons missing but not reported to police or
inquired into. Some young people run away from home due to unbearable conditions of abuse and
maltreatment. They become vulnerable to trafficking, violence, drug addiction, prostitution and
other risks of exploitation and involvement in crime. Many missing persons have met with tragic end
such as homicide, suicide, or accident. Many of missing persons end up getting trafficked. However,
it is not always easy to ascertain whether someone’s disappearance is intentional or unintentional.

The victims of human trafficking may include male and female, adults as well as children.
The human trafficking may take place within country or beyond. Labour and sexual exploitation are
two prominent reasons of trafficking. The literature review suggests that low level of education ,
low employment prospects and lack of opportunities are also the reasons for women and men to
venture out in search of better living conditions.

1 Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_person
Guidance on the Management Recording and Investigation of Missing
2

Persons,http://library.college.police.uk/docs/acpo/Missing-Persons-2005-ACPO-Guidance.pdf
3Ministry of Home Affairs O.M. No. 15011/60/2011, dated 31st January 2012.

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 Hon’ble Supreme Court of India while hearing a Writ Petition (Civil) N. 75 of 2012, on 10-05-
2013 in the matter of Bachpan Bachao Andolan V/s Union of India has given specific directions
regarding missing children. Accordingly, in case of complaint with regard to any missing children,
made in a police station, the same should be reduced into a First Information Report. There will be
an initial presumption of either abduction or trafficking, unless, in the investigation, the same is
proved otherwise.

To prevent children and women from exploitation, Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a
number of advisories on missing children as well as trafficking of human beings. Some of the
important advisories are (i) The Advisory on “missing children measures needed to prevent
trafficking and trace the children”, vide O.M No. 15011/60/2011, dated 31-01-2012 and (ii) Advisory
on Hon’ble Supreme Courts directions vide O.M. No. 24013/62/2012-SC/ST-W, dated 25-06-2013.
Ministry of Women and Child Development has also issued “Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)”
for cases of Missing Children 4 as per the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 13-01-2015

Scope of Study
In a criminal appeal no. 135 of 2010 (Budhadev Karmakar Vs State of West Bengal and
Others), Hon’ble Supreme Court of India vide its order dated 19th July 2011 constituted a Panel
under Mr. Pradeep Ghosh, Sr. Advocate, with Mr. Jayant Bhushan, Sr. Counsel and Usha
Multipurpose Cooperative Society, Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee and Roshni – through
their President/Secretary as members of the Panel, to assist and advise the Hon’ble Supreme Court
on the following aspects:

(i) Prevention of trafficking

(ii) Rehabilitation of sex workers who wish to leave sex work and
(iii) Conditions conductive for sex workers to live with dignity

The Hon’ble Supreme Court had asked the Panel to study these three aspects and make
suitable suggestions to the Hon’ble Court. The panel submitted its report to the Hon’ble Court and
has recommendations on all three Terms of Reference (ToR) mentioned above. The Hon’ble Court
vide its order dated 24-04-2019 has asked the Union of India to file response on the report of the
Panel.

4Standard Operating Procedure for Missing Children,

https://wcd.nic.in/sites/default/files/SOP%20for%20Tracing%20Missing%20Children-24.4.17.pdf
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 Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is concerned with point (i) of ToR of the Panel namely
“Prevention of trafficking”. In its report submitted to the Hon’ble Court, the Panel has, inter-alia,
recommended as follows:

‘National Crime Records Bureau and its State Counterparts i.e. SCRB should be directed to
analyse the data on missing persons (especially on women and children) so that areas prone to
persons being trafficked can be identified. This data and analysis should be made public’.

The scope and ambit of this study is therefore limited to analysis of the data of missing
persons (specifically women and children) to identify the areas prone to persons being trafficked as
per the above directions by Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.

Methodology and Source of Data

The study aims to identify the areas where registered cases of missing persons, specifically
women and children are higher than other areas. The
need of the study arises because of the fact that incidents of missing women and children are not
uniform across the country. Some parts of the country report higher incidents and such areas could
be one of the source, transit or destination for child /women trafficking.

The data for the study has been taken from Crime in India (CII), an annual publication of
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Crime in India contains data on police recorded crime during
the year. While recording missing persons in the system, real motive is normally not known and
becomes clear later during investigation stage when the person is recovered. Motive is therefore
not factored in the present analysis. The data set of missing women and children for three
consecutive years, namely 2016, 2017, and 2018 has been utilized for the purpose.

Analysis of Data
The data from Crime in India has been used. The task included computation, validation and
presentation of data in tables to facilitate data interpretation. No specialized analysis tools have
been used in this study. The study has been carried out on three years Crime in India data, based on
police registered cases by various States/UTs.

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Missing Person and Trafficking
Numerous studies have shown that a significant number of people go missing each year 5.
While there are intrinsic risks associated with any missing incident, specific section of population is
more vulnerable to harm while missing. The reasons for going missing are many and varied and can
include mental illness, miscommunication, misadventure, domestic violence, and being a victim of
crime 6. The UNODC Global report 2018 on trafficking in person indicates that the vast majority of
the detected victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation are females, and 35 per cent of the victims
trafficked for forced labour are also females, both women and girls. At the same time, more than
half of the victims of trafficking for forced labour are men.

The common cause of trafficking is forced marriage, child labour, domestic help and sexual
exploitation etc.

Missing Persons in India

As per data on missing persons in Crime in India, a total of 2,90,439 people in year 2016,
3,05,267 people in 2017, and 3,47,524 people in 2018 have been reported as missing. Table-1
depicts persons missing in year 2016, 2017, and 2018.
Table-1
Missing Persons in India
Year Male Female Transgender Total
2016 1,16,418 1,74,021 - 2,90,439
2017 1,16,467 1,88,382 418 3,05,267
2018 1,23,339 2,23,621 564 3,47,524

Analysis of data on Missing Women and Missing Children follows separately under the following
paragraphs:

5Geoff Newiss, 'Missing presumed...? The police response to missing

persons;http://library.college.police.uk/docs/hopolicers/fprs114.pdf
6'Why people go missing', https://missingpersons.gov.au/about/why-people-go-missing

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 I. Missing Women in India
Table-2 depicts the data of missing women for the year 2016, 2017 and 2018. As per Crime in
India, a total of 1,74,021 women in year 2016, 1,88,382 in 2017 and 2,23,621 in 2018 have been
registered as ‘missing’.
Table-2
Women Missing during 2016-2018
S.N. State/UT 2016 2017 2018
1 Andhra Pradesh 4454 5225 5792
2 Arunachal Pradesh 50 90 12
3 Assam 2850 2302 4087
4 Bihar 5218 6020 7775
5 Chhattisgarh 6649 7383 9412
6 Goa 235 274 234
7 Gujarat 7105 7712 9246
8 Haryana 3554 4780 5311
9 Himachal Pradesh 568 852 1179
10 Jammu & Kashmir 943 1044 1335
11 Jharkhand 501 361 399
12 Karnataka 8092 8757 9567
13 Kerala 4926 6076 7839
14 Madhya Pradesh 21435 26587 29761
15 Maharashtra 28316 29279 33964
16 Manipur 178 139 161
17 Meghalaya 155 172 166
18 Mizoram 0 1 0
19 Nagaland 61 89 83
20 Odisha 6378 4187 10193
21 Punjab 1460 1256 1670
22 Rajasthan 8414 10230 12525
23 Sikkim 143 222 81
24 Tamil Nadu 9596 9564 10403
25 Telangana 9238 8405 9041
26 Tripura 834 866 1086
27 Uttar Pradesh 4399 4511 5777
28 Uttarakhand 622 1081 1217
29 West Bengal 24937 28133 31299
TOTAL STATE(S) 161311 175598 209615

30 A & N Islands 99 65 100

31 Chandigarh 348 341 354
32 D&N Haveli 22 25 46
33 Daman & Diu 52 46 80
34 Delhi UT 12067 12202 13272
35 Lakshadweep 0 0 0
36 Puducherry 122 105 154
TOTAL UT(S) 12710 12784 14006
TOTAL (ALL INDIA) 174021 188382 223621

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 Women Missing during 2016-2018
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Figure-1: Women Missing during 2016-2018

The following table shows top 10 States/UTs with highest number of missing women.
Table-3
Top 10 State/UT with highest number of missing women
2016 2017 2018
State/UT Cases State/UT Cases State/UT Cases
Maharashtra 28316 Maharashtra 29279 Maharashtra 33964
West Bengal 24937 West Bengal 28133 West Bengal 31299
Madhya Pradesh 21435 Madhya Pradesh 26587 Madhya Pradesh 29761
Delhi UT 12067 Delhi UT 12202 Delhi UT 13272
Tamil Nadu 9596 Rajasthan 10230 Rajasthan 12525
Telangana 9238 Tamil Nadu 9564 Tamil Nadu 10403
Rajasthan 8414 Karnataka 8757 Odisha 10193
Karnataka 8092 Telangana 8405 Karnataka 9567
Gujarat 7105 Gujarat 7712 Chhattisgarh 9412
Chhattisgarh 6649 Chhattisgarh 7383 Gujarat 9246

Maharashtra registered maximum number of missing women during the year 2016, 2017 and
2018 with a figure of 28,316, 29,279 and 33,964 missing women respectively. West Bengal remains
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on second position throughout the years 2016, 2017, and 2018 with 24937, 28,133, and 31,299
missing women respectively.
Missing Women - Top 10 State/UT in 2016
Missing Women in States/UTs in 2016

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Missing Women - Top 10 State/UT in 2017

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 Missing Women - Top 10 State/UT in 2018

Missing Women in States/UTs in 2018

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Districts with high number of missing women

Following is the analysis of district wise data in the three most vulnerable States of
Maharashtra, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh.

a) Maharashtra
The top 10 districts with reporting of highest number of missing women in the State of
Maharashtra during year 2017, and 2018 are shown in Table-4. Mumbai, Pune and Thane
Commissionerate appear to be most vulnerable. Mumbai Commissionerate recorded highest
number of missing women during 2017 and 2018 with 4,718 and 5,201 women missing respectively.
Both the years, Pune Commissionerate was on second with 2,576 in 2017 and 2,504 in 2018.
Table-4
Top 10 Districts of Maharashtra having high number of missing women
2017 2018
District Missing Women District Missing Women
Mumbai Commr. 4718 Mumbai Commr. 5201
Pune Commr. 2576 Pune Commr. 2504
Thane Commr. 1798 Thane Commr. 2352
Pune Rural 1559 Nagpur Commr. 1645
Nagpur Commr. 1416 Pune Rural 1546
Palghar 1052 Palghar 1256
Ahmednagar 1043 Ahmednagar 1247
Kolhapur 915 Kolhapur 1113
Navi Mumbai 883 Navi Mumbai 1053
Jalgaon 800 Nasik Rural 1011
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 b) West Bengal
Kolkata reported highest number of missing women among districts of West Bengal during
2018 with 2,584. Nadia district has climbed the ladder from being at fourth in 2017 (1,708 missing
women) to second in 2018 (2,468 missing women) among the districts of West Bengal. Table-5
demonstrates top 10 districts of West Bengal having highest number of missing women for the years
2017 and 2018.
Table-5
Top 10 Districts of West Bengal having high number of missing women

2017 2018
Missing Missing
District District
Women Women
Barasat 2789 Kolkata 2584
Kolkata 2188 Nadia 2468
Barrackpur PC 1863 Barasat 2236
Nadia 1708 Barrackpur PC 1837
Murshidabad 1588 Murshidabad 1796
Diamond Harbour
Baruipur Police 1525 1331
Police
Diamond Harbour
1121 Paschim Medinipur 1260
Police
Malda 1083 Baruipur Police 1133
Howrah Rural 990 Coochbehar 1126
Coochbehar 946 Howrah Rural 1106

Missing women in 2017

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c) Madhya Pradesh
Table-6 demonstrates the top 10 districts of Madhya Pradesh. Indore retains the top position
in year 2017 and 2018 with 1,755 and 2,458 numbers of missing women respectively. Satna district
has surged in 2018 in number of missing women.

Table-6
Top 10 Districts of Madhya Pradesh having high number of missing women

2017 2018
Missing
District District Missing Women
Women
Indore 1755 Indore 2458
Jabalpur 1361 Satna 1838
Bhopal 1353 Jabalpur 1680
Vidisha 1018 Bhopal 1353
Chhindwara 980 Dhar 1176
Dhar 979 Sagar 1093
Gwalior 906 Gwalior 992
Sagar 881 Ratlam 903
Ujjain 820 Betul 879
Satna 819 Khargone 867

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 Missing Women 2017
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 II. Missing Children in India
Hundreds of children go missing every day in the country. Table-7 demonstrates the data of
missing children for the year 2016, 2017, and 2018 as registered in various States/UTs. During the
year 2016 a total of 63,407 children, during 2017, 63,349 children, and during 2018 a total of 67,134
children have been reported as missing. The data of missing children is graphically depicted in
figure-6.
Table-7
Missing Children during 2016-2018
S. No. STATE/UT 2016 2017 2018
1 Andhra Pradesh 2155 2204 2436
2 Arunachal Pradesh 38 41 8
3 Assam 1381 1162 1639
4 Bihar 4817 5547 6950
5 Chhattisgarh 2262 2269 3074
6 Goa 26 13 16
7 Gujarat 1315 1412 1898
8 Haryana 1768 1934 2142
9 Himachal Pradesh 170 262 384
10 Jammu & Kashmir 304 111 294
11 Jharkhand 479 420 359
12 Karnataka 1943 1704 1623
13 Kerala 1524 1568 1991
14 Madhya Pradesh 8503 10110 10038
15 Maharashtra 4388 2956 1711
16 Manipur 146 83 85
17 Meghalaya 124 119 118
18 Mizoram 0 1 3
19 Nagaland 71 89 95
20 Odisha 1901 2244 2326
21 Punjab 597 758 735
22 Rajasthan 1980 2416 2571
23 Sikkim 109 48 54
24 Tamil Nadu 4632 4196 4271
25 Telangana 3679 3018 3090
26 Tripura 169 140 182
27 Uttar Pradesh 2903 2959 3306
28 Uttarakhand 435 607 633
29 West Bengal 8335 8178 8205
30 A & N Islands 47 38 48
31 Chandigarh 201 230 234
32 D&N Haveli 2 2 0
33 Daman & Diu 29 22 25
34 Delhi UT 6921 6454 6541
35 Lakshadweep 0 0 0
36 Puducherry 53 34 49
Total 63407 63349 67134

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 Table-8 depicts top 10 States/UTs with highest number of missing children. Among
States/UTs, Madhya Pradesh remains on top in years 2016, 2017 and 2018 with 8,503, 10,110 and
10,038 numbers of missing children respectively. West Bengal has retained second position over the
years 2016-18 with 8,335 in 2016, 8,178 in 2017 and 8,205 in 2018.

Missing Children during 2016-2018

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Figure-6: Missing Children during 2016-2018

Table-8
Top 10 State/UT with high number of missing children

S.No. STATE/UT 2016 STATE/UT 2017 STATE/UT 2018

1 Madhya Pradesh 8503 Madhya Pradesh 10110 Madhya Pradesh 10038
2 West Bengal 8335 West Bengal 8178 West Bengal 8205
3 Delhi UT 6921 Delhi UT 6454 Bihar 6950
4 Bihar 4817 Bihar 5547 Delhi UT 6541
5 Tamil Nadu 4632 Tamil Nadu 4196 Tamil Nadu 4271
6 Maharashtra 4388 Telangana 3018 Uttar Pradesh 3306
7 Telangana 3679 Uttar Pradesh 2959 Telangana 3090
8 Uttar Pradesh 2903 Maharashtra 2956 Chhattisgarh 3074
9 Chhattisgarh 2262 Rajasthan 2416 Rajasthan 2571
10 Andhra Pradesh 2155 Chhattisgarh 2269 Andhra Pradesh 2436

Districts with high number of missing children

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 Following is the analysis of district wise data in the four most vulnerable States of Madhya
Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi and Bihar:

a) Madhya Pradesh
Table-9 depicts the top 10 districts of Madhya Pradesh having highest number of missing
children. Indore reported highest number of missing children during 2017 and 2018 with 596 in
2017 and 823 in 2018. Satna has surged from 360 in 2017 to 564 in 2018.

Table-9
Top 10 Districts of Madhya Pradesh having high number of missing children

2017 2018
Missing Missing
District District
Children Children
Indore 596 Indore 823
Hoshangabad 523 Satna 564
Bhopal 487 Jabalpur 517
Jabalpur 481 Bhopal 487
Raisen 425 Sagar 395
Rewa 385 Gwalior 369
Gwalior 363 Dhar 359
Satna 360 Khargone 321
Sagar 326 Betul 283
Dhar 310 Raisen 250

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 Missing Children in 2017
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 b) West Bengal

In West Bengal, Kolkata district had maximum number of missing children in 2018 with 989
cases. Nadia district has surged from 291 in 2017 to 474 in 2018. Table-10 depicts top 10 districts of
West Bengal having highest reporting of missing children.

Table-10

Top 10 Districts of West Bengal having high number of missing children

2017 2018
Missing Missing
District District
Children Children
Barasat 1006 Kolkata 989
Kolkata 857 Barasat 724
Barrackpur PC 668 Barrackpur PC 610
Diamond Harbour Police 497 Nadia 474
Baruipur Police 485 Diamond Harbour Police 439
Howrah Rural 368 Paschim Medinipur 402
Siliguri PC 355 Baruipur Police 375
Basirhat 355 Basirhat 357
Malda 314 Howrah Rural 330
Nadia 291 Siliguri PC 323

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c) Delhi

Table-11 depicts districts of Delhi having highest number of missing children. Rohini district
with 853 in 2017 and 803 in 2018 retain top position.

Table-11
Top 10 Districts of Delhi having high number of missing children

2017 2018
Missing Missing
District District
Children Children
Rohini 853 Rohini 803
Outer 728 Outer 698
North-East 635 North-West 651
North-West 614 North-East 613
South-East 560 South 580
Dwarka 517 Dwarka 553
South 489 South-East 545
South-West 365 East 400
East 344 South-West 399
West 332 West 337

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d) Bihar

Table-12 depicts districts of Bihar having highest number missing children. Patna district have
highest number of missing children in both 2017 (631) and 2018 (759). Muzaffarpur has surged from
228 in 2017 to 412 in 2018.

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 Table-12
Top 10 Districts of Bihar having high number of missing children

2017 2018
Missing Missing
District District
Children Children
Patna 631 Patna 759
Nalanda 285 Muzaffarpur 412
Saran 279 Saran 362
Vaishali 245 Sitamarhi 291
Sitamarhi 239 Vaishali 269
Muzaffarpur 228 Nalanda 261
Samastipur 218 Gaya 259
Gaya 213 Katihar 245
Darbhanga 187 Motihari 242
Motihari 176 Darbhanga 215
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 Findings
1. The numbers of missing persons are spread across the country and a sizeable number of
people go missing each year.
2. During year 2016, 2017, and 2018 a total of 2,90,439 , 3,05,267, and 3,47,542 people have
been reported as missing.
3. The number of missing women each year is more than the men for the years 2016 , 2017 &
2018.
4. Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Madhya Pradesh have reported maximum number of missing
women. In Maharashtra, the maximum number of missing women are from the Mumbai,
Pune and Thane Commissionerate. In West Bengal, Kolkata district has reported maximum
number of missing women during 2018. In Madhya Pradesh, Indore has reported maximum
number of missing women.
5. The number of missing children are maximum in the State of Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal,
Delhi and Bihar. In Madhya Pradesh, the maximum number of missing children are from the
district of Indore. In West Bengal, Kolkata District has reported maximum number of missing
Children. In Bihar, Patna district has reported maximum number of missing children. The
Rohini and Outer District of Delhi have reported maximum number of missing children.

Conclusion
It is a regular occurrence for any police organization to deal with report of a missing person.
Some persons will have gone missing in order to avoid abuse or violence. Others may be missing due
to an accident. A percentage of the total number of people who go missing will have been the
victims of serious crime. When the missing person is a women or a child, it is a matter of serious
concern. A number of researches have shown that some areas in the country have recorded sizable
number of missing persons, particularly women and children. This report has illustrated the States
and Districts that have recorded highest number of missing persons.

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