When people hear that we helped locate 47 missing kids in Erie County, New York, the first reaction is often disbelief. “How is that even possible? Why wasn’t I aware of 47 missing kids?”
These are valid questions–I’ve asked the same ones, myself. And the answers are rooted in the complexities of how missing child cases are handled, reported, and prioritized across the country.
Let’s start with a fact that surprises many: Amber Alerts are issued for less than 1% of missing children.
