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2016
Winning Posters... (L-R) First Place, Second Place, Third Place
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Attorney General Mike DeWine
DeWine Releases
Annual Ohio Missing Children Clearinghouse Report
More than 700 Children are Currently Listed as Missing in Ohio
Ohio Missing Children Clearinghouse Report
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—In recognition of National Missing Children's Day
today, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine released the 2015 Ohio Missing
Children Clearinghouse Report, which documents that 18,688 children
were reported missing in Ohio in 2015. Authorities reported that
97 percent of those children were recovered safely.
A full copy of the report can be found on the Ohio Attorney General's
website.
Ohio Missing Children Clearinghouse
Report
"Protecting Ohio's families and children is the mission that drives
everything we do in the Ohio Attorney General's Office, and all of us
have a role to play in making sure missing kids return home safely,"
said Attorney General DeWine. "The safe recovery of a missing child
requires coordination and a quick response among agencies as well as
critical help and input from the public."
Children reported missing were in these age categories:
0 to 5 years old - 156
6 to 12 years old - 1,097
13 to 17 years old - 17,435
Ohio Missing Children Clearinghouse Report
The clearinghouse also documented 17 attempted child abductions
involving 13 girls and eight boys. The suspects were driving
vehicles in 98 percent of the situations, and 36 percent of the
incidents occurred while the children were walking to or from school.
There were 12 AMBER Alerts and 17 Endangered Missing Child Alerts
issued in 2015. All of these children were recovered safely.
There are currently more than 700 children listed as missing in Ohio.
Attorney General DeWine today also announced the winners of this year's
National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest. Each year, fifth
graders across the state are eligible to submit a poster to the
Attorney General's Office that raises awareness about child
safety. The winners were recognized yesterday as part of the
Attorney General's Two Days in May Conference on Victim Assistance.
This year's winners are:
First Place: Keira Burns, St. Anthony Elementary School, Dayton
Second Place: Katherine Fleming, Home-school, Grove City
Riley Wagner, Zahn's Corner Middle School, Piketon
The Ohio Missing Children Clearinghouse was established by the Ohio
General Assembly in 1993 as a central repository for statistics and
information about missing children in the state. 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.
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