The number of missing person cases in Japan amounted to approximately 84.91 thousand in 2022, down from a record high of close to 88 thousand in 2018. Boosted by the aging Japanese society, the leading cause for missing people reports was related to illnesses, with dementia accounting for more than 22 percent of the total number of missing person cases in 2021.
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National Police Agency (Japan). (July 31, 2023). Total number of people reported missing in Japan from 2014 to 2022 (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035046/japan-missing-person-cases-number/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Total number of people reported missing in Japan from 2014 to 2022 (in 1,000)." Chart. July 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035046/japan-missing-person-cases-number/
National Police Agency (Japan). (2023). Total number of people reported missing in Japan from 2014 to 2022 (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035046/japan-missing-person-cases-number/
National Police Agency (Japan). "Total Number of People Reported Missing in Japan from 2014 to 2022 (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035046/japan-missing-person-cases-number/
National Police Agency (Japan), Total number of people reported missing in Japan from 2014 to 2022 (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035046/japan-missing-person-cases-number/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Total number of people reported missing in Japan from 2014 to 2022 (in 1,000) [Graph], National Police Agency (Japan), July 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1035046/japan-missing-person-cases-number/