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40,000 Women Missing Annually: A Hidden Crisis Unveiled

12/21/2025

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The charity Missing People warns that more than 40,000 women and girls go missing each year in the UK due to violence, calling it a hidden crisis.
Missing People reports many missing women and girls are victims of sexual assault and exploitation.
The government unveiled a strategy to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.
SafeCall aims to support the 72,000 children who go missing each year.

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The charity Missing People warns that more than 40,000 women and girls go missing each year in the UK due to violence, calling it a hidden crisis.
Missing People reports many missing women and girls are victims of sexual assault and exploitation.
The government unveiled a strategy to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.
SafeCall aims to support the 72,000 children who go missing each year.