The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, NamUs, was launched by the Office of Justice Program’s National Institute of Justice in July 2007. NamUs brings together two innovative programs and their online, searchable databases: unidentified decedents database and missing persons database.
The missing persons database is being designed to improve the quality and quantity of missing persons data and to simplify the reporting and management of missing persons cases for the justice community and the general public. Law enforcement, medical examiners, coroners, and other members of the justice community as well as family members will be able to log on to enter data regarding missing persons.
Information—including State clearinghouses, medical examiners and coroners, victim assistance resources, and legislation—will continue to be added to the missing persons database.
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