§ Dame Joan Vickersasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many women and girls were reported missing during the years 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 and 1970, and how many were traced.
§ Mr. SharplesFollowing are the available figures. They relate only to women and girls reported to the Metropolitan Police as missing from within the Metropolitan Police District.
Year Under 17 Over 17 Total 1966 Missing 1,866 1,097 2,963 Traced 1,742 1,020 2,762 Outstanding 124 77 201 1967 Missing 2,522 1,567 4,089 Traced 2,473 1,511 3,984 Outstanding 49 56 105 Under 21 Over 21 1968 Missing 1,069 515 1,584 Traced 982 481 1,463 Outstanding 87 34 121 1969 Missing 1,241 325 1,566 Traced 1,192 314 1,506 1970 Missing 1,450 301 1,751 Traced 1,398 275 1,673 Outstanding 52 26 78