Abductions

  • Reference Number: 3152
  • Date released: 17 June 2011

Request

I'm writing to ask for your force's statistics regarding child abductions in 2010.  My questions are:

* How many child abductions were there in your force area in 2010?;

* How many of those abductions were successful stranger abductions (ie not familial)?

* How many of those successful stranger abductions were resolved within 24 hours?

* How many successful stranger abductions were resolved after that time period?

* How many successful stranger abductions were unresolved or outstanding?

Response

In accordance with section 1(1) (b) of the Act our response is provided below;

1) 7*

2) 1

3) 0

4) 1

5) 0

NB - of the 7 child abductions recorded in 2010 one was familial, one was abduction by someone outside the child's family and five were attempted abductions.

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