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Iowa Missing Person Information Clearinghouse
Division of Criminal Investigation
Iowa Department of Public Safety
215 E. 7th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-725-6036
1-800-346-5507
E-mail: mpicinfo@dps.state.ia.us
Division of Criminal Investigation
Iowa Department of Public Safety
215 E. 7th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-725-6036
1-800-346-5507
E-mail: mpicinfo@dps.state.ia.us
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Data on this site is updated every 4 hours.
Just in case...
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children offers a publication that may be helpful in case your child might someday be missing. Please click here to view.
2012 Missing Children's Day Poster Contest
The Iowa Department of Public Safety's Missing Person Information Clearinghouse is now accepting posters for the 2012 National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest, which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. All Iowa 5th Graders are encouraged to participate. The poster contest provides an opportunity for schools, law enforcement and others to engage children in informative discussions about the problem of missing children and how to prevent it. For more information about this year's contest and to view the entries of Iowa participants from 2011, please click here.
Talk to your children about the risks and rewards of internet use. Click here for the Iowa Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force's website!
24 Hour Toll Free Hotline 800-346-5507
The Iowa Missing Person Hotline is available 7 days a week to request assistance in the location of a missing person and report information on the sighting/location of a missing person.
Statistical Information
Statistical information is collected and disseminated on missing persons in the state of Iowa to assist in an accurate picture of the missing person issue as it relates to Iowa individuals.
The Program and Material Registry provides information regarding approved prevention and education program and material information regarding missing children. The clearinghouse also provides for the filing of complaints regarding programs and materials which are questionable as to content or usage.
Teaching the Public
Child abduction and Runaway Prevention Materials.
Working Alongside Local Law Enforcement Agencies
Training and investigative assistance in the area of missing persons and contact for research of laws and resource information.
Nationwide Network
Member state of I-SEARCH, (Interstate Enforcement Agencies to Recover Children); contact with other state missing person agencies in the location of missing persons; and contact with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, (NCMEC).
Missing Person Bulletin
The Missing Person Bulletin is published monthly, containing names, descriptions and circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Iowa individuals. The Bulletin is published monthly on the Iowa Missing Person Information Clearinghouse website and is available to all agencies or individuals requesting a hard copy by contacting the clearinghouse.
Weekly Public Service Announcements
The Weekly Public Service Announcement provides updated information to the monthly Missing Person Bulletin.
About Us
The Missing Person Information Clearinghouse was established July 1, 1985, within the Department of Public Safety providing a program for compiling, coordinating and disseminating information in relation to missing persons and unidentified body/persons. Housed within the Division of Criminal Investigation, the clearinghouse assists in helping to locate missing persons through public awareness and cooperation, and in educating law enforcement officers and the general public about missing person issues.
The Iowa Department of Public Safety releases the names of missing persons on a weekly basis. Click HERE for current statistics.
Data on this site is updated daily at 9:30am Central time.