 Persons Missing
Looking for People in Australia
Do you have
family or friends who have disappeared?
People who
have vanished leaving no point of contact or explanation?
Do you know
of people who have disappeared?
"Each year,
around 30,000 people are reported missing in Australia - one person every
18 minutes. The 30,000 people exceed the total number of victims, reported
to police for homicide, sexual assault, and unarmed robbery combined.
Nationally,
the rate of missing people reported to the police is 1.55 per thousand,
and it varies considerably around Australia with South Australia and the
Australian Capital Territory have rates double the national average. Children
and young people having rates three times those of adults." 1
In 2000, more
than 8000 people will be reported missing in New South Wales alone, and
more than 30,000 Australia wide. Sixty per cent of people reported missing
are under the age of 18.
In New Zealand,
"Each
year about 12,000 people are reported missing to New Zealand Police."
2
Australian
police are committed to undertaking thorough and extensive investigations
where there are serious concerns for the safety and welfare of a missing
person. Police based in the State or Territory where the initial missing
persons report is filed are responsible for coordinating all inquiries
and keeping you updated about progress.
REFERENCES:
(1) Henderson, Monika. Henderson,Peter. Kiernan, Carol. (2000) Australian
Institute of Criminology, "No. 144: Missing Persons: Incidence, Issues
and Impacts" January 2000 page.
(2) New Zealand
Police "the official New Zealand Police web site." www.police.govt.nz/
Sourced Date:
13-9-01
Helping
you to Find..
Quick Toll
Free Numbers:
Toll free
means if you are in Australia the cost of the call is bourne by the person
you are calling. You pay local call cost, or more usually no cost at all.
With 1300
numbers it costs you local call cost only.
National CrimeStoppers:
1800 333 000
Tasmania CrimeStoppers:
1800 005 555
National Missing
Persons Unit: 1800 000 634
Aust Federal
Police: 1800 813 174
Features
on Australian Adults & Missing Children
Full page
features (on this site) on Australian Adults &
Missing Children
Australian
Police
Australian
Federal Police: 02-6256-7425
National Response
Centre (Aus Fed Police) 1800 813 784 (toll free)
Australian
Police Web Sites
States:ACT
| VIC | NSW
| QLD | TAS
| WA | NT
| SA
Missing Person Units
POLICE MISSING
PERSON UNITS (MPUs) conduct searches for missing people and carry out associated
investigations. Only one missing persons’ report should be filed with police
in your State or Territory. Searches will then be co-ordinated on a national
basis as required.
I was told (quite rudely) by Carol Kiernan, of The Australian Bureau of
Criminal Intelligence
(ABCI) in
Canberra, by phone on 13th September, 2001 - that MPUs have "nothing
to do
with Crimestoppers."
but
the National Missing Persons Unit Website
CLEARLY lists six states MPUs (all of them except ACT & QLD) which
are all linked to CrimeStoppers sites. Someone care to explain that
one to me, because I don't get it.
NSW
NSW
02-9689-7388
or 1800-025-091
(toll free)
NSW
Police Missing Persons Unit
Victoria
Victoria. 03-9865-2828
or 1800-808-606
(toll free)
There is NO
Victorian MPU
This is the
best
their site can offer, as far as missing persons.
Queensland
The Missing
Persons Bureau (Qld)
G.P.O. Box
1440, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4001
3rd Floor,
Police Headquarters
200 Roma Street
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 4000
PH : +617-3364-6213
(international)
or 07-3364-6213
(within Australia)
Queensland
07-3364-6213
Qld
Missing Persons Site
South Australia
South
Australia 08-8207-5466
SA Missing
Persons Unit
Teen
Challenge in South Australia
Western
Australia
Western
Australia 08-9223-3411
WA Missing
Persons Unit
Northern
Territory
Northern Territory
Police Missing Persons Unit,
Peter McAulay
Centre, McMillans Road, Berrimah, NT.
Phone:08-8922
3548
Fax:08-8922
3570
Northern
Territory
MPU online
-> CrimeStoppers
CrimeStoppers
cover was expanded to cover the entire NT in June 2000.
Tasmania
Tasmania
03-6230-2645
There is NO
Tasmanian MPU
MPU redirects
to-> NSW
The National
Missing Persons Unit
See separate
page. (being updated)
Australian
Crime Stoppers
Australia:
National
Website
States: ACT
| VIC | NSW
| QLD
| TAS | WA
| NT | SA
Others
Australian
Bureau of Criminal Intelligence
The Thin
Blue Line
"the unofficial
NSW Police Site"
http://police.sci.net.au/missing/51.html
174 Records
of Missing People with Photos.
Red Cross
Australian
Red Cross International Tracing And Refugee Services
http://www.redcross.org.au/
Family &
Friends of Missing Persons Group Inc.
Primary support
group in NSW for loved ones of missing persons
Ph: (02) 9482
4943
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