Missing Children Report Fiscal Year 2008

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State of Illinois Rod R. Blagojevich, Governor Illinois State Police Larry G. Trent, Director Missing Children Report Fiscal Year 2008

Illinois State Police Annual Report

I. INTRODUCTION

The I-SEARCH program was created by the passage of the Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984 (325 ILCS 40/1, et seq.). The program was designed to educate the public, improve the criminal justice system, effect legislative change, and direct assistance for local programs designed to improve child safety. This report is submitted for Fiscal Year 2008, in compliance with the final paragraph of the Act, entitled, “Annual Report.”

The Illinois State Police Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS) is the information system linking Illinois police agencies, other state agencies, and the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). The Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984 and the National Child Search Assistance Act of 1990 mandates immediate entry of all reports of missing children into LEADS, which are automatically entered into the nationwide NCIC database.

II. STATE CLEARINGHOUSE

An effective resource in solving cases of missing and exploited children, the clearinghouse is a focal point for the coordination of efforts by law enforcement, social services, education and prevention programs, legislative advocacy, and the dissemination of missing children’s photographs. Its responsibilities include:

C collecting and maintaining computerized data and investigating information on missing persons and unidentified bodies in the state;

C coordinating with and providing assistance to state and local public and private nonprofit agencies, including those of other states and the federal government, in the location and recovery of missing persons and the identification of unidentified persons and bodies;

C establishing and operating a statewide, toll-free telephone line for reports of missing persons and reports of sightings of missing persons;

C providing a uniform missing person reporting and investigation protocol for law enforcement agencies within the state;

C publishing a directory of missing persons for dissemination to state and local public and private nonprofit agencies and to the public;

C compiling statistics on the missing children cases handled by, and the number resolved by, the Clearinghouse each year, summarizing the circumstances of each case;

C assisting in the preparation and dissemination of fliers about missing persons and their abductors;

C assisting in the training of law enforcement and other professionals about missing and unidentified persons and unidentified bodies;

C operating a clearinghouse of information about methods of locating and recovering missing persons;

C operating a resource center of information about the prevention of abduction and sexual exploitation of children; and

C developing and implementing a coordinated program for a statewide emergency alert system to be used when a child is abducted.

III. FISCAL

All dedicated funding of this program has ceased.

IV. SPECIAL ACTIVITY

Public Act 93-0310 established the Illinois AMBER Plan Task Force to monitor and review the implementation and operation of the system. During Fiscal Year 2008 the Task Force met three times and maintained a web site, www.amberillinois.org, to provide information to law enforcement, educators, media, parents, and the general public in relation to the Illinois AMBER Alert Plan.

On August 1-4, 2007, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and Fox Valley Technical College hosted a State Clearinghouse/Nonprofit Organization National Conference in San Antonio, Texas. The conference mission was to enhance the nation’s response to missing children and their families by encouraging a cooperative and coordinated approach by public and private agencies. The Midwestern States Missing Child Clearinghouse Coalition held its Fall meeting during the conference. This event also served as the Interstate Advisory Council for Missing and Exploited Children meeting.

On November 13-16, 2007, a National AMBER Alert Training was held in Denver, Colorado. The goals were to increase cooperation and opportunities for networking among AMBER Alert programs, to increase knowledge about what works, to enhance the overall AMBER Alert network by providing suggestions for greater communication and collaboration, and to identify and problem-solve AMBER Alert program development and implementation issues.

On January 13, 2008, Illinois observed AMBER Alert Awareness Day. A poster contest titled “Bring Our Missing Children Home” was launched by the Illinois AMBER

2 Alert Task Force. School superintendents, principals, teachers, community leaders, law enforcement, and parents joined in the effort to educate children about safety issues.

Hosted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol on March 26-27, 2008, the Interstate Advisory Council for Missing and Exploited Children held its spring meeting in Kansas City, Missouri. The following agencies were represented: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Fox Valley Technical College, California Department of Justice, Illinois State Police, Kansas Bureau of Investigations, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Ohio Attorney General’s Office, South Dakota Attorney General’s Office, and Wisconsin Department of Justice.

On May 25, 2008, Illinois observed Missing Children’s Day. To recognize the day, citizens were asked to “Light the Way Home” by driving with their headlights on and turning on porch lights to raise awareness about the serious issue of missing children.

During Fiscal Year 2008, the clearinghouse prepared and disseminated informational bulletins to the Illinois State Board of Education, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and the 50 state clearinghouses. The bulletins featured missing children from Illinois and listed all Illinois missing persons active in the NCIC database longer than 30 days.

3 V. MISSING CHILDREN: A STATISTICAL OVERVIEW

There were 33,802 reports of missing persons under the age of 18 in Illinois during Fiscal Year 2008. This represented a decrease of 4,080 (more than ten percent) from Fiscal Year 2007. Parental abduction and the missing juvenile categories both increased in Fiscal Year 2008. All other categories of missing children experienced a decrease in reported cases.

Female children were reported missing in greater numbers than male children by a ratio of 14 to 11. Children aged 15 to 17 were reported missing more frequently than any other group. Children aged 12 to 14 had the second highest frequency. These two age ranges totaled 32,332, or 95.5 percent, of all missing children reports for Fiscal Year 2008.

Of the 33,802 reported missing children, 32,284 were cleared through arrest for non-traffic offenses; the child was recovered, located and returned home; or the child was found deceased. This number reflected a 95.5 percent clearance rate for Fiscal Year 2008. However, as of June 30, 2008, there were 2,165 children still listed as missing. Of this number, 1,518 of the children were reported missing during Fiscal Year 2008; 647 continue to be missing from previous reported years.

During Fiscal Year 2008, the Illinois AMBER Alert Notification Plan was activated 12 times with 11 broadcasts. Three of the broadcasts involved multiple children, with a total of 17 children involved in the 12 activations. One activation was a rebroadcast alert requested by another state. One child was found prior to the broadcast; 10 children were recovered through traditional law enforcement practices; 3 children were recovered as a direct result of the alert; and 3 children remain missing.

STATISTICS

5 DEFINITIONS

Child - For the purposes of this report, child is considered to be any person under the age of 18.

Missing Child - Any child whose whereabouts are unknown to the parent or legal custodian and the disappearance is not the result of an accident, catastrophe, or arrest.

Clearance - Children who have been reported missing and located, returned home, arrested, or found deceased.

Illinois AMBER Alert Notification Plan - A voluntary partnership between law enforcement agencies, broadcasters, and the National Weather Service to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child abduction cases meeting the below-listed criteria. This is the same concept used during severe weather emergencies. The goal of the AMBER Alert is to instantly galvanize the entire community to assist in the search for and safe return of the child.

AMBER Alert Criteria • law enforcement must confirm a child has been abducted; • the child must be under the age of 16 or have a proven mental or physical disability; • police must believe the child is in danger of serious bodily harm or death; and • there is enough descriptive information about the child, abductor, and/or suspect’s vehicle to believe an immediate broadcast alert will help.

MISSING PERSON ENTRY CODES

AMBER Alert (EMJA) - A child under the age of 16 who has been abducted and meets criteria.

Disabled (EMJD) - A child who is missing and thought to be disabled.

Endangered (EMJE) - A child who is missing and in the company of another person under circumstances indicating that he/she may be in danger.

Habitual Runaway (EMJH) - A child who is missing and has a history of running away.

Involuntary (EMJI) - A child who is missing under circumstances indicating the disappearance was not voluntary, i.e., abduction or kidnaping.

Parental Abduction (EMJP) - A child who is missing and is known to be with a parent (custodial or non-custodial).

Runaway (EMJR) - A child who is missing under circumstances indicating the missing person has run away.

Juvenile (EMJ) - A child who is missing and does not meet any of the criteria set forth in other categories.

6 ILLINOIS MISSING CHILDREN REPORT BY CATEGORY - FY08

EMJA 16

EMJD 150

EMJE 993 7 EMJH 6891

EMJI 111

EMJ 16741

EMJP 126

EMJR 8774

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 * Information above is derived from LEADS entries by state and local law enforcement agencies. LEADS categories entered may not accurately reflect actual incidents.

Illinois Missing Juveniles By Age - FY08 AGE NUMBER CASES REPORTED PENDING ACTIVE CASES Female Male TOTAL Female Male TOTAL >1 65 74 139 5 5 10 1 101 89 190 7 6 13 2 54 51 105 3 1 4 3 34 48 82 2 2 4 4 32 41 73 2 1 3 5 28 23 51 4 1 5 6 32 42 74 0 7 7 7 27 40 67 2 1 3 8 37 55 92 2 4 6 9 46 101 147 3 2 5 10 50 102 152 0 3 3 11 95 203 298 5 5 10 12 285 433 718 12 18 30 13 1,059 1,012 2,071 34 41 75 14 3,691 1,853 4,544 100 55 155 15 4,190 3,178 7,368 159 113 272 16 5,550 3,827 9,377 256 159 415 17 4,647 3,607 8,254 322 176 498 TOTALS 19,023 14,779 33,802 918 600 1,518

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8 JO DAVIESS WINNEBAGO STEPHENSON BOONE MCHENRY LAKE 8 206 1,333 127 479 1,341

CARROLL MISSING CHILDREN REPORT OGLE COOK 18 108 DEKALB KANE CASES REPORTED 219 1,472 DUPAGE FY 08 WHITESIDE LEE 1,255 114 16,973 140 KENDALL 134 WILL BUREAU LA SALLE 537 HENRY GRUNDY 1,423 ROCK ISLAND 40 95 305 MERCER 2 91 KANKAKEE 10 PUTNAM STARK 269 KNOX 10 MARSHALL WARREN 9 LIVINGSTON 72 PEORIA 6 17 WOODFORD 87 IROQUOIS 1,082 29 HENDERSON 15 FULTON MCDONOUGH MCLEAN HANCOCK TAZEWELL FORD 44 21 12 18 242 321 VERMILION MASON SCHUYLER 8 LOGAN DE WITT CHAMPAIGN ADAMS 2 39 184 MENARD 46 608 2 PIATT 186 CASS MACON 19 10 BROWN 6 SANGAMON 727 DOUGLAS MORGAN 11 EDGAR PIKE 0 56 635 MOULTRIE CHRISTIAN 26 8 SCOTT 7 COLES 83 SHELBY 89 GREENE MACOUPIN CALHOUN CLARK 11 CUMBERLAND 5 MONTGOMERY 11 0 47 7 27 JERSEY FAYETTE EFFINGHAM JASPER 8 31 23 BOND 16 9 MADISON CRAWFORD

10 CLAY 664 RICHLAND LAWRENCE MARION 6 CLINTON 29 20 3 123 ST CLAIR WABASH WAYNE 635 3 8 WASHINGTON JEFFERSON 6 MONROE 12 EDWARDS 23 192 HAMILTON PERRY WHITE RANDOLPH 9 FRANKLIN 0 22 27 49 JACKSON SALINE Legend WILLIAMSON GALLATIN 161 81 19 0 0 - 100 HARDIN UNION JOHNSON POPE 0 101 - 200 16 10 0

ALEXAND 201 - 300 ER PULASKI MASSAC 2 24 > 300 17

9 JO DAVIESS WINNEBAGO STEPHENSON BOONE MCHENRY LAKE 8 201 1,197 121 479 1,271

CARROLL MISSING CHILDREN REPORT OGLE COOK 18 106 DEKALB KANE 1,433 DUPAGE CASES CLEARED 217 FY 08 WHITESIDE LEE 1,230 110 16,079 139 KENDALL 133 WILL BUREAU LA SALLE 531 HENRY GRUNDY 1,385 ROCK ISLAND 38 95 303 MERCER 91 2 KANKAKEE 10 PUTNAM STARK 259 KNOX 9 MARSHALL WARREN 9 LIVINGSTON 70 PEORIA 6 17 WOODFORD 87 IROQUOIS 1,011 29 HENDERSON 15 FULTON MCDONOUGH MCLEAN HANCOCK TAZEWELL FORD 44 21 11 18 237 314 VERMILION MASON SCHUYLER 8 LOGAN DE WITT CHAMPAIGN ADAMS 2 38 168 MENARD 46 593 2 PIATT 184 CASS MACON 19 10 BROWN 6 SANGAMON 711 DOUGLAS MORGAN 10 EDGAR PIKE 0 56 600 MOULTRIE CHRISTIAN 25 8 SCOTT 7 COLES 83 SHELBY 89 GREENE MACOUPIN CALHOUN CLARK 10 CUMBERLAND 5 MONTGOMERY 11 0 47 7 27 JERSEY FAYETTE EFFINGHAM JASPER 8 3 23 BOND 16 9 MADISON CRAWFORD 8 CLAY 643 RICHLAND LAWRENCE MARION 6 CLINTON 29 20 3 121 ST CLAIR WABASH WAYNE 585 3 8 WASHINGTON JEFFERSON 6 MONROE 12 EDWARDS 23 190 HAMILTON PERRY WHITE RANDOLPH 8 FRANKLIN 0 22 27 47 JACKSON SALINE Legend WILLIAMSON GALLATIN 157 78 19 0 0 - 100 HARDIN UNION JOHNSON POPE 0 101 - 200 16 10 0

ALEXAND 201 - 300 ER PULASKI MASSAC 2 24 > 300 15

10 JO DAVIESS WINNEBAGO STEPHENSON BOONE MCHENRY LAKE 0 5 136 6 10 70

CARROLL MISSING CHILDREN REPORT OGLE COOK 0 2 DEKALB KANE CASES PENDING 2 39 DUPAGE FY 08 WHITESIDE LEE 25 1 4 884 KENDALL 1 WILL 6 BUREAU LA SALLE HENRY GRUNDY 38 ROCK ISLAND 2 2 0 MERCER 0 0 KANKAKEE 0 PUTNAM STARK 10 KNOX 1 MARSHALL WARREN 0 LIVINGSTON 2 PEORIA 0 0 0 WOODFORD IROQUOIS 71 0 HENDERSON 0 FULTON MCDONOUGH MCLEAN HANCOCK TAZEWELL FORD 0 0 0 1 5 7 VERMILION MASON SCHUYLER 0 LOGAN DE WITT CHAMPAIGN 16 ADAMS 0 1 MENARD 0 15 0 PIATT 2 0 CASS 0 MACON BROWN 0 SANGAMON 16 DOUGLAS MORGAN 1 EDGAR PIKE 0 0 35 MOULTRIE CHRISTIAN 1 0 SCOTT 0 COLES 0 SHELBY 0 GREENE MACOUPIN CLARK CALHOUN 1 0 CUMBERLAND 0 0 0 MONTGOMERY 0 0 JERSEY FAYETTE EFFINGHAM JASPER 0 1 0 BOND 0 0 MADISON CRAWFORD 2 CLAY 21 RICHLAND LAWRENCE MARION 0 CLINTON 0 0 0 2 ST CLAIR WABASH WAYNE 50 0 0 WASHINGTON JEFFERSON 0 MONROE 0 2 EDWARDS 0 HAMILTON PERRY WHITE RANDOLPH 1 FRANKLIN 0 0 0 2

JACKSON SALINE Legend WILLIAMSON GALLATIN 4 3 0 0 0 - 5 HARDIN UNION JOHNSON POPE 0 6 - 10 0 0 0

ALEXAND 11 - 20 ER PULASKI MASSAC 0 2 0 > 20

11 MISSING CHILDREN REPORTS REPORTED, CLEARED, AND PENDING BY COUNTY (FY 08)

COUNTY REPORTED CLEARED PENDING

Adams 186 184 2 Alexander 2 2 0 Bond 10 8 2 Boone 127 121 6 Brown 2 2 0 Bureau 40 38 2 Calhoun 0 0 0 Carroll 18 18 0 Cass 19 19 0 Champaign 608 593 15 Christian 83 83 0 Clark 11 11 0 Clay 6 6 0 Clinton 3 3 0 Coles 89 89 0 Cook 16,973 16,079 894 Crawford 8 8 0 Cumberland 7 7 0 DeKalb 219 217 2 DeWitt 39 38 1 Douglas 11 10 1 DuPage 1,255 1,230 25 Edgar 26 25 1 Edwards 3 3 0 Effingham 23 23 0 Fayette 16 16 0 Ford 21 21 0 Franklin 49 47 2 Fulton 44 44 0 Gallatin 0 0 0 Greene 5 5 0 Grundy 91 91 0 Hamilton 0 0 0 Hancock 12 11 1 Hardin 0 0 0 Henderson 6 6 0 Henry 95 95 0 Iroquois 15 15 0

12 MISSING CHILDREN REPORTS REPORTED, CLEARED, AND PENDING BY COUNTY (FY 08)

COUNTY REPORTED CLEARED PENDING

Jackson 161 157 4 Jasper 9 9 0 Jefferson 192 190 2 Jersey 31 30 1 Jo Daviess 8 8 0 Johnson 10 10 0 Kane 1,472 1,433 39 Kankakee 269 259 10 Kendall 134 133 1 Knox 72 70 2 Lake 1,341 1,271 70 LaSalle 305 303 2 Lawrence 20 20 0 Lee 114 110 4 Livingston 87 87 0 Logan 46 46 0 Macon 727 711 16 Macoupin 47 47 0 Madison 664 643 21 Marion 123 121 2 Marshall 9 9 0 Mason 8 8 0 Massac 24 24 0 McDonough 18 18 0 McHenry 479 469 10 McLean 321 314 7 Menard 10 10 0 Mercer 10 10 0 Monroe 23 23 0 Montgomery 27 27 0 Morgan 56 56 0 Moultrie 7 7 0 Ogle 108 106 2 Peoria 1,082 1,011 71 Perry 9 8 1 Piatt 6 6 0 Pike 8 8 0 Pope 0 0 0 Pulaski 17 15 2

13 MISSING CHILDREN REPORTS REPORTED, CLEARED, AND PENDING BY COUNTY (FY 08)

COUNTY REPORTED CLEARED PENDING

Putnam 2 2 0 Randolph 27 27 0 Richland 29 29 0 Rock Island 537 531 6 Saline 19 19 0 Sangamon 635 600 35 Schuyler 2 2 0 Scott 0 0 0 Shelby 11 10 1 Stark 10 9 1 St. Clair 635 585 50 Stephenson 206 201 5 Tazewell 242 237 5 Union 16 16 0 Vermilion 184 168 16 Wabash 8 8 0 Warren 17 17 0 Washington 12 12 0 Wayne 6 6 0 White 22 22 0 Whiteside 140 139 1 Will 1,423 1,385 38 Williamson 81 78 3 Winnebago 1,333 1,197 136 Woodford 29 29 0

TOTAL 33,802 32,284 1,518

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