Some facts about child abductions in Canada

A new website from the Missing Children Society of Canada is seen on a computer in Toronto on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. The site, at rescu.mcsc.ca, aims to provide timely information about missing children by region, and allows users to provide tips or receive text alerts. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel

September 09, 2019 - 9:06 PM

TORONTO - More than 42,000 children were reported missing across Canada last year. By the numbers:

27: Abducted by strangers

31,000: Runaways

58%: Female

73%: Runaways

62%: Cases resolved in 24 hours

92%: Cases resolved within a week

SOURCE: Statistics Canada

News from © The Canadian Press, 2019

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