Analysis of Infant Abduction Trends

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® is a resource for law enforcement and the health care industry about the topic of infant abductions1. As the nation’s clearinghouse about missing and sexually exploited children, NCMEC maintains statistics regarding the number and location of infant abductions and provides technical assistance and training to health care […]

Global Research Project:A Global Landscape of Hotlines Combating Child Sexual Abuse Material on the Internet and an Assessment of Shared Challenges

Conducted by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® and funded by Google.org, the Global Research Project was an examination of hotlines combating Internet-facilitated Child Sexual Abuse Material.1 The online sexual exploitation of children is a global challenge and countries around the world are uniting in pursuit of a comprehensive plan to prevent and […]

The Online Enticement of Children:An In-Depth Analysis of CyberTipline Reports

The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children operates the CyberTipline, the nation’s centralized reporting system for suspected child sexual exploitation. In 2017 alone, we received more than 10.2 million reports, a number that has been growing exponentially each year. The CyberTipline uniquely positions NCMEC to spot patterns andtrends in child sexual exploitation, including the […]

Trends identified in CyberTipline sextortion reports

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s CyberTipline receives reports regarding childsexual exploitation, including“sextortion”.Sextortionis a relatively new form of sexual exploitation that occurs primarily online and in whichnon-physical forms of coercionare utilized, such as blackmail,to acquire sexual content (photos/videos) of the child, obtain money from the child or engage in sex with the child. […]

A 10-Year Analysis of Attempted Abductions and Related Incidents

The following analyses were conducted on a decade of incidents committed by individuals unknown to the children (Jan. 1, 2005-Dec. 31, 2014). These incidents, which were known to NCMEC and confirmed by law enforcement, consisted of a variety of offender and child interactions, including verbal and non-verbal communication, physical contact (sexual or otherwise), and/or short-term/distance […]

Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage

The 2017 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery focus on two main issues: forced labour and forced marriage. The estimate of forced labour comprises forced labour in the private economy, forced sexual exploitation of adults and commercial sexual exploitation of children, and state-imposed forced labour.

Africa, Asia and Latin America no one is counting missing children

Unfortunately in much of Africa, Asia and Latin America no one is counting missing children, there are no specific laws on missing children, no established protocol and no central missing child registries, there are no mandates to report and no established system to respond

Child abduction alerts implemented in 18 countries

Child abduction alerts, patterned after the U.S. AMBER Alert, have been implemented in 18 countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Malaysia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South Korea, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.