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Code Amber Amber Alert Statistics
The following statistics reflect Amber Alerts carried on the Code Amber Ticker since August, 2002. There have been several additional Amber Alerts that were resolved before the Code Amber system was activated. The alerts that are resolved quickly are the best case scenario. We would like all future Amber Alerts to end quickly with the child found safely and never have to activate the ticker again. Unfortunately, that is not going to happen anytime soon so we will be here for a while. Details of each of the Amber Alerts we have published are available on our Previous Amber Alerts page. Code Amber needs your help. Click here to find out how you can help.
As of November 26, 2007:
| Amber Alerts published by Code Amber: | 474 |
| Number of children involved: | 567 |
| Number of States issuing Alerts: | 43 |
| Number of Alerts resolved in a different state: | 108 |
| Percentage of Alerts resolved out of state: | 23% |
| Number of Canadian Provinces: | 5 |
| Number of children still missing: | 17 |
| Number of children never coming home: | 26 |
| Number of female children: | 330 |
| Number of male children: | 237 |
| Number of African American children: | 114 |
| Number of Asian children: | 8 |
| Number of Caucasian children: | 298 |
| Number of Hispanic children: | 141 |
| Number of Native American children: | 6 |
Note: Seven of the Amber Alerts listed as having been resolved in a different state were actually resolved in Mexico with the help of Mexican authorities. The above statistics do not include currently active Amber Alerts.
Please read our Ticker Activation Policy: We receive AMBER Alerts from many states and many from local authorities. In the case where there is a state plan and a state agency responsible for the activation, we always check with the state before activating the Code Amber system. If there is no state plan, we activate on the request of the local law enforcement agency. We have had several requests from local authorities to activate our system before they receive approval from their state agency. If the state approves the Alert (we always confirm with the state), then we activate. If the state does not approve the activation of the AMBER Alert, we do not activate our system.
In a situation where an Amber Alert is active and there are no new details or information on the case for five days, we remove the Alert from the Code Amber Ticker and move it to our Active Alerts page. If new information on the case warrants, we will reactivate the ticker for these Amber Alerts.
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Law Enforcement Agencies:
Please contact us regarding how to get your Alerts into the CodeAmber system. Please click here.
Code Amber is provided as a free public service by BigHits.com, Inc.
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