How many children go missing every year in Italy? 🇮🇹
In Italy, the number of missing children reports is high, largely driven by unaccompanied migrant minors. In 2023, over 4,400 Italian minors and 17,500 foreign minors were reported missing.
This indicates that dozens of reports are filed daily, with reports frequently involving runaway teenagers and, significantly, foreign minors, many of whom are never found.
2023 Data: The Extraordinary Commissioner for Disappeared Persons reported 21,951 total missing person reports involving minors, of which 17,535 were foreign children.
Daily Trends: While thousands are reported, this includes many voluntary runaways who are found quickly. However, thousands of foreign minors remain unaccounted for annually.
Context: Italy experiences high rates of disappearance for foreign, non-EU minors, oftenlinked to migrant arrivals.
This indicates that dozens of reports are filed daily, with reports frequently involving runaway teenagers and, significantly, foreign minors, many of whom are never found.
2023 Data: The Extraordinary Commissioner for Disappeared Persons reported 21,951 total missing person reports involving minors, of which 17,535 were foreign children.
Daily Trends: While thousands are reported, this includes many voluntary runaways who are found quickly. However, thousands of foreign minors remain unaccounted for annually.
Context: Italy experiences high rates of disappearance for foreign, non-EU minors, oftenlinked to migrant arrivals.
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