NCRB: All India Level, Gender and Age Group Wise Number of Persons Reported Missing and Traced
The dataset contains the age-group wise and gender-wise number of persons reported missing in a particular year, total number of persons missing including those from previous years, number of persons recovered/traced and those unrecovered/untraced. The dataset also contains the percentage recovery of missing persons which is calculated as the percentage share of total number of persons traced over the total number of persons missing. NCRB started providing detailed data on missing & traced persons including children from 2016 onwards following the Supreme Court’s direction in a Writ Petition. It should also be noted that the data published by NCRB is restricted to those cases where FIRs have been registered by the police in respective States/UTs.
NCRB: All India Level, Gender and Age Group Wise Number of Persons Reported Missing and Traced
The dataset contains the age-group wise and gender-wise number of persons reported missing in a particular year, total number of persons missing including those from previous years, number of persons recovered/traced and those unrecovered/untraced. The dataset also contains the percentage recovery of missing persons which is calculated as the percentage share of total number of persons traced over the total number of persons missing. NCRB started providing detailed data on missing & traced persons including children from 2016 onwards following the Supreme Court’s direction in a Writ Petition. It should also be noted that the data published by NCRB is restricted to those cases where FIRs have been registered by the police in respective States/UTs.
The calendar year to which the missing persons statistics pertain.
state
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The state or union territory the record refers to, with 'All India' indicating a national-level aggregate.
gender
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The gender of the persons covered by the record, including aggregate categories spanning all genders.
type
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Broad age classification of the persons covered by the record, distinguishing adults, children, or a combined total.
age_group
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The specific age group of the missing or traced persons covered by the record, including an all-ages aggregate category.
category
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The classification of the missing persons record, such as persons traced from missing persons or unrecovered persons from previous years.
value
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2003
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The measured figure for the record: the number of persons missing or traced, or the share of persons traced, depending on the stated unit.
units
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The unit of measurement for the value, such as an absolute number of persons or a percentage.
notes
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0
Optional remarks or footnotes providing additional context for the record.
Citation
National Crime Record Bureau. (2026). NCRB: All India Level, Gender and Age Group Wise Number of Persons Reported Missing and Traced [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/18467
