missing person report
noun
: a document that officially reports that someone is missing
They've filed a missing person report with the police.
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The missing person report for Nancy describes her as being 5 feet 5 inches, weighing 150 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2026
Of those, people were located within 72 hours in 1,580 — or about 19% — of cases, data shows, though police note that number is very likely higher, as not every missing person report may have been updated right when someone was found.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
The video spread online, and police shared a missing person report on Friday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
The video spread online, and police shared a missing person report on Friday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2026
Of those, people were located within 72 hours in 1,580 — or about 19% — of cases, data shows, though police note that number is very likely higher, as not every missing person report may have been updated right when someone was found.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
The video spread online, and police shared a missing person report on Friday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
The video spread online, and police shared a missing person report on Friday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Missing person report.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missing%20person%20report. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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