Children and young people who go missing from home or care can be extremely vulnerable. For 2017/18, the Department for Education reported that 11,530 young people went missing 70,250 times - an average of six episodes per young person. However, estimates of the number of young people who go missing from home are likely to be underestimates of the true figure as official data only includes those who have been reported missing to the police. Research has found that young people who are in care are almost five times more likely to run away or go missing than young people who live at home and around half of the missing incidents were from children's homes, supported accommodation and secure units.
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