CA ACR199

Proclaims May 25, 2024, as National Missing Children's Day and the 41st anniversary of the first National Missing Children's Day.

Notes that California reported more than 60,000 missing children in 2022 and nearly 2,000 in 2023, with approximately three-quarters of 2023 cases resolved through combined law enforcement and nonprofit efforts.

Highlights that Black and Native American children are disproportionately victimized by child abduction, representing 31 percent and 1.5 percent of missing children respectively in 2021.

Reports a 300-percent increase in online enticement of minors between 2021 and 2023, and notes that 19 percent of children who fled child welfare care in 2023 were likely sex trafficking victims.

Urges participation by state agencies, law enforcement, schools, and community organizations in educating minors and adults on preventing child abduction and connecting victims with available resources.