Shocking Report of Missing Senior Citizens by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2017, released in Oct 2019 .
There has been growing incident of Senior Citizens Missing in last many years, Seniors either leave their home on their own, they get lost in crowded or unfamiliar places or get lost due to Dementia / Alzheimer - in this case they forget / unable to recall their names, relatives, address etc.
Its extremely difficult to trace Missing Senior Citizens due to lack of proper tracking system and also due to apathy from all stakeholders.
Organisation like Silver Innings - through their Facebook page and Blog 'Missing Senior Citizens Alert' and 'WhatsApp group' and HelpAge India are doing remarkable work in Finding Missing Senior Citizens, government effort is very less, government effort in missing children and women is more.
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2017 Missing report as per TABLE 15.3, Missing and Traced Persons (Gender & Age-wise) - 2017, highlights the concern.
It is found that Male Senior Citizens are more in numbers in list of getting Missing then Female Senior Citizens, but tracing Female Senior Citizens percentage is higher then Male.
We need to protect our Elders getting lost and also need to device national tracking program. Families also need to take extra care and Police needs to be sensitized.
Following are details of above report by Government agency - NCRB 2017.
Total Senior Citizens Missing (60plus)
Un recovered Persons of Previous years - 20272
Persons Missing during 2017 - 12805
Total Missing - 33077
Persons Traced :
from Previous years Missing - 6392
from Missing Persons - 2017 - 7028
Total Traced - 13420
% of Persons Traced - 40.6
Person Untraced :
from Previous years Missing - 13880
from Missing Persons - 2017 - 5777
Total unTraced - 19657
% of Persons unTraced - 59.4
60 Yrs & Above - (Male Sr. Citizen)
Un recovered Persons of Previous years - 13,893
Persons Missing during 2017 - 8802
Total Missing - 22,695
Male Senior Citizen Traced:
from Previous years Missing - 4302
from Missing Persons - 2017 - 4689
Total Traced - 8991
% of Persons Traced - 39.6
Male Senior Citizen Untraced
from Previous years Missing - 9591
from Missing Persons - 2017 - 4113
Total unTraced - 13704
% of Persons unTraced - 60.4
60 Yrs & Above (Female Sr. Citizen)
Un recovered Persons of Previous years - 6379
Persons Missing during 2017 - 3985
Total Missing - 10364
Female Senior Citizen Traced:
from Previous years Missing - 2090
from Missing Persons - 2017 - 2326
Total Traced - 4416
% of Persons Traced - 42.6
Female Senior Citizen Untraced :
from Previous years Missing - 4289
from Missing Persons - 2017 - 1659
Total unTraced - 5948
% of Persons unTraced - 57.4
This Report is made by SILVER INNING FOUNDATION - 26th Oct 2019
There has been growing incident of Senior Citizens Missing in last many years, Seniors either leave their home on their own, they get lost in crowded or unfamiliar places or get lost due to Dementia / Alzheimer - in this case they forget / unable to recall their names, relatives, address etc.
Its extremely difficult to trace Missing Senior Citizens due to lack of proper tracking system and also due to apathy from all stakeholders.
Organisation like Silver Innings - through their Facebook page and Blog 'Missing Senior Citizens Alert' and 'WhatsApp group' and HelpAge India are doing remarkable work in Finding Missing Senior Citizens, government effort is very less, government effort in missing children and women is more.
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2017 Missing report as per TABLE 15.3, Missing and Traced Persons (Gender & Age-wise) - 2017, highlights the concern.
It is found that Male Senior Citizens are more in numbers in list of getting Missing then Female Senior Citizens, but tracing Female Senior Citizens percentage is higher then Male.
We need to protect our Elders getting lost and also need to device national tracking program. Families also need to take extra care and Police needs to be sensitized.
Following are details of above report by Government agency - NCRB 2017.
Total Senior Citizens Missing (60plus)
Un recovered Persons of Previous years - 20272
Persons Missing during 2017 - 12805
Total Missing - 33077
Persons Traced :
from Previous years Missing - 6392
from Missing Persons - 2017 - 7028
Total Traced - 13420
% of Persons Traced - 40.6
Person Untraced :
from Previous years Missing - 13880
from Missing Persons - 2017 - 5777
Total unTraced - 19657
% of Persons unTraced - 59.4
60 Yrs & Above - (Male Sr. Citizen)
Un recovered Persons of Previous years - 13,893
Persons Missing during 2017 - 8802
Total Missing - 22,695
Male Senior Citizen Traced:
from Previous years Missing - 4302
from Missing Persons - 2017 - 4689
Total Traced - 8991
% of Persons Traced - 39.6
Male Senior Citizen Untraced
from Previous years Missing - 9591
from Missing Persons - 2017 - 4113
Total unTraced - 13704
% of Persons unTraced - 60.4
60 Yrs & Above (Female Sr. Citizen)
Un recovered Persons of Previous years - 6379
Persons Missing during 2017 - 3985
Total Missing - 10364
Female Senior Citizen Traced:
from Previous years Missing - 2090
from Missing Persons - 2017 - 2326
Total Traced - 4416
% of Persons Traced - 42.6
Female Senior Citizen Untraced :
from Previous years Missing - 4289
from Missing Persons - 2017 - 1659
Total unTraced - 5948
% of Persons unTraced - 57.4
This Report is made by SILVER INNING FOUNDATION - 26th Oct 2019
