The people are still veiled in mystery. All over the world there are many mysterious and unsolved cases related to the disappearance of citizens. An analysis of reported missing persons and a review of police reports shows that the number of disappearances has increased exponentially over two decades. In 1980, there were less than 200 thousand people who disappeared without a trace. Today, the statistics of missing persons in the world number in the millions.
Missing people in Russia
What are the statistics of missing persons in Russia? More than 70 thousand people disappear in the country every year (1/4 of them are from). These figures are much higher than in Europe.
Missing persons search statisticsshows that over the past twenty years, the police have not been able to find more than 100 thousand people. The missing people have nothing to do with each other. There were also no prerequisites for leaving home. They couldn't be victims of serial killers.
According to the investigative department, children are the first to be at risk. As often they are looking for adventure on the side. According to statistics, missing children usually live in dysfunctional families. In 2016, about 30.5 thousand teenagers left home. Difficult life circumstances push them from an early age to.
In Moscow more and more private detectives are hired to search for missing people. Prices for detective services start at 100 thousand rubles. Unfortunately, fraudsters often use the trust of desperate relatives.
What do you need to know to avoid being cheated? Information about the search for missing people is contained exclusively in the database of the criminal investigation department. This information is not publicly available. The main sources of information are public resources or eyewitnesses to events.
Return to history
Almost every family has lost their relative during the times. The search for the missing in the Second World War continues to this day. Today we know the total loss of people who were killed, disappeared or did not return from captivity.
However, there are some researchers who refute the official data. For example, according to the estimates of the writer and historian Boris Sokolov, the number of those killed and missing during the war is 26.4 million people. Whereas the government claims that 34.5 million people were mobilized during the war. And only 27 million took part in hostilities.
Another group of researchers examined the lists of the missing in the Second World War. The archives showed that about3.39 million people. As seen statistics of missing persons very controversial. Moreover, there are cases when missing people were recorded in the lists of the dead. Therefore, it is not possible to reliably name the exact number of disappeared soldiers.
Missing in WWIIwere not only among “their own”. The Germans also suffered significant losses. Only deserters and military traitors were excluded from the lists of the missing in the Second World War. According to the estimates of the German government, about 70 thousand Soviet prisoners of war entered the ranks of the police of the Military Directorate. About 300 thousand people were members of the police teams.
Today in Russia there is a presidential decree of 23.04.2003 №pr-698, which allows relatives to look for their loved ones by last name. You can find a missing person in the Second World War on the website of the Memorial WBS. In addition, the database contains 16.8 million archival documents. The project became the property of the nation. Now the whole world knows that the exploits of the missing soldiers will never be forgotten.
What is happening in the world
In 2002, the US government released the following data:
- 800 people under the age of 18 disappeared;
- about 2,000 people disappear daily without a trace;
- 58,000 citizens were kidnapped by family members;
- 115 people were kidnapped for ransom. Children are most often abducted.
The statistics of missing persons in the United States and Great Britain annually count 1 million people who disappeared without a trace.
In Belgium, 1,300 children have disappeared in just five years (1991-1996).
In India, women are constantly disappearing. Since prostitution is highly developed here. You can also often find information about missing children.
In China, about 200,000 children go missing every year. The police manage to find no more than 1%. There is a very high demand for children on the black market. In addition, there is an opinion that many families get rid of their babies themselves, so as not to pay exorbitant fines. Many missing in China have become victims of natural phenomena. For example, more than 140 people disappeared during the Sichuan province (2017).
All over the world there are sites about the missing, where people publish photos of relatives and friends in the hope that at least someone will identify a loved one. Finding a missing person by last name is even more difficult. Such searches rarely yield positive results. The disappearance of people, like a contagious disease, shakes the whole world.
Memorials to the dead and missing are being created everywhere. The people bring flowers there in the hope that the time will come and the missing relatives will return home.
The main reasons for the disappearance of people
People go missing for a variety of reasons (intentional and unintentional). The main factors are:
- mental;
- disagreements within the family;
- accidents (such as a murder person ;
- unexplained reasons.
Young people are often victims of:
- family conflicts;
- oppression from peers;
- mental disorders (transition period);
- domestic violence;
- the use of alcoholic and narcotic drugs.
Sometimes people do not even know that they are considered missing, while others have become hostages of circumstances and cannot inform their family members about it.
Conclusion
Every year, many people disappear around the world. Relatives do not lose hope of finding their family members and turn to law enforcement agencies. Others search for the names of missing people on specialized sites. What to do if a missing person shows up in another city or country? You can contact the police at your place of residence or contact your relatives at the phone number indicated on the website.
