Missing Child Clearinghouses
Missing child clearinghouses are organizations providing resources for missing children, their families and the professionals who serve them. Each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada and the Netherlands have a missing child clearinghouse.
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children ® maintains a liaison with each missing child clearinghouse and helps ensure they are familiar with the many resources available through NCMEC. NCMEC provides missing child clearinghouses with training, technical assistance and vital information and other resources to help them with missing child cases.
The missing child clearinghouses provide diverse services due to the range of their authorities and the variety of agencies in which they exist. The primary services provided by missing child clearinghouses are networking, information dissemination, training development and delivery, data collection and provision of technical assistance in cases of missing and sexually exploited children.
NCMEC and missing child clearinghouses work closely together to help provide resources for a comprehensive approach to child protection.
ALABAMA
Alabama Bureau of Investigation/Missing Children
ALASKA
Alaska State Troopers
Missing Persons Clearinghouse
ARIZONA
Criminal Investigations Research Unit
Arizona Department of Public Safety
ARKANSAS
Missing Children Services Program
Office of Attorney General
CALIFORNIA
Missing/Unidentified Persons Unit
California Department of Justice
COLORADO
Missing Person/Children Unit
Colorado Bureau of Investigation
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut State Police
Missing Persons
DELAWARE
State Bureau of Identification
Delaware State Police
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
D.C. Metropolitan Police Department
Missing Persons/Youth Division
FLORIDA
Missing Children Information Clearinghouse
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
GEORGIA
Georgia Information Sharing Analysis Center
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
HAWAII
Missing Child Center - Hawaii
Department of the Attorney General
IDAHO
Missing Persons Clearinghouse
Idaho Bureau of Criminal Identification
ILLINOIS
Clearinghouse for Missing Persons
Illinois State Police
INDIANA
Indiana State Police
Indiana Missing Children Clearinghouse
IOWA
Division of Criminal Investigation
Missing Person Information Clearinghouse
KANSAS
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Missing/Unidentified Person Clearinghouse
KENTUCKY
Kentucky Intelligence & Information Fusion Center
LOUISIANA
Louisiana Clearinghouse for Missing & Exploited Children
Louisiana State Police
MAINE
Maine State Police
Missing Children Clearinghouse
MARYLAND
Maryland Center for Missing and Unidentified Children
Maryland State Police
MASSACHUSETTS
Commonwealth Fusion Center
Massachusetts State Police
MICHIGAN
Michigan Intelligence Operations Center
Michigan State Police
MINNESOTA
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Minnesota State Clearinghouse
MISSISSIPPI
Criminal Information Center
Mississippi Highway Patrol
MISSOURI
Missing Persons Unit
Missouri State Highway Patrol
MONTANA
Missing/Unidentified Persons
Montana Department of Justice
NEBRASKA
Missing Persons Clearinghouse
Nebraska State Patrol
NEVADA
Nevada State Advocate for Missing and Exploited Children
Office of the Attorney General
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Major Crime Unit
Investigative Services Bureau
New Hampshire State Police
NEW JERSEY
Missing Persons Unit
New Jersey State Police
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Department of Public Safety
NEW YORK
New York Division of Criminal Justice Services
Missing Persons Clearinghouse
NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Center for Missing Persons
NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation
North Dakota Clearinghouse for Missing Children
OHIO
Ohio Attorney General’s Office
Missing Persons Unit
OKLAHOMA
Missing Person Clearinghouse
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Criminal Intelligence Office
OREGON
Oregon State Police
Missing Children Clearinghouse
PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania State Police
Missing Persons Unit
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
PUERTO RICO
Centro Estatal Para Niños Desparecidos y Victimas de Abuso
Missing Children Program
RHODE ISLAND
Missing & Exploited Children Unit
Rhode Island State Police
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
Missing Person Information Center
SOUTH DAKOTA
Division of Criminal Investigation
South Dakota Attorney General's Office
TENNESSEE
Criminal Intelligence Unit
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
TEXAS
Missing Persons Clearinghouse
Texas Department of Public Safety
Criminal Intelligence Service
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department
Patrick Sweeney Police Headquarters
UTAH
Utah Missing Persons Clearinghouse
Utah Department of Public Safety
Bureau of Criminal Identification
VERMONT
Vermont State Police
VIRGINIA
Missing Children's Clearinghouse
Virginia State Police Department
WASHINGTON
Missing Persons Unit
Washington State Patrol
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia State Police
Missing Children Clearinghouse
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Missing & Exploited Children
Wisconsin Department of Justice
WYOMING
Wyoming Office of the Attorney General
Division of Criminal Investigation
CANADA
National Missing Children's Services
NETHERLANDS POLICE
Dutch National Police
