Michigan is 'in the middle' after a national report was released detailing which states has the most and fewest missing persons.
A team at VivintSource.com gathered data from the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System to see which states have the most and least amount of missing persons per capita.
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The report showed that Michigan was in the middle, with 556 total missing people and 5.6 missing people per 100,000 residents. However, Detroit was in the top 5 for cities with the most missing people with 150.
During the study, VivintSource uncovered some interesting data about missing persons:
- Of the 15,207 people currently missing in the U.S., approximately 60% are male and 40% are female
- The average age of people when they go missing is 34
- As of January 2019, there are 106 children currently missing who were younger than a year old when they went missing.
- California has the most missing persons in total, with 2,133 people missing. Rhode Island has the least, with 20 people missing.
- There are 12,459 unidentified persons as of January 2019.
According to NamUs, over 600,000 people go missing each year in the United States.