What is the Chicago Police Departments definition of a missing person?
A missing juvenile is a person under 17 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown by a person having the responsibility for his welfare. A missing adult is a person seventeen years or older whose whereabouts are unknown by close family members, friends, or associates; the absence is unaccounted for; and unusual circumstances exist surrounding the absence. • Who can report a missing person? Must it be a family member? In the case of a juvenile, the person having responsibility for the juvenile’s welfare is the appropriate person to make a missing person report. That will usually be the parent or guardian. In the case of an adult, anyone who knows the individual well enough to make a reasonable inference that the individual is missing can make a missing persons report. That means someone who knows the individual’s usual activities, schedule, and whereabouts.
