Most states have a designated agency to receive and respond to reports of missing children. Listed below are the state designated agencies that work on the issue of missing and exploited children. Most of these organizations are law enforcement agencies, and they often work closely with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Alabama
Alabama Bureau of Investigation/Missing Children P.O. Box 1511
Montgomery, AL 36102-1511
Phone: (800) 228-7688
Fax: (334) 353-2563
Web site: http://www.dps.state.al.us/abi
Alaska
Alaska State Troopers Missing Persons Clearinghouse 5700 East Tudor Road Anchorage, AK 99507 In state: (800) 478-9333 Phone: (907) 269-5497 Fax: (907) 338-7243
Arizona
Arizona Department of Public Safety
Criminal Investigations Research Unit
P.O. Box 6638
Phoenix, AZ 85005
Phone: (602) 644-5942
Fax: (602) 644-8709
Arkansas
Office of Attorney General Missing Children Services Program 323 Center Street, Suite 1100 Little Rock, AR 72201 In state: (800) 448-3014 Phone: (501) 682-1020 Fax: (501) 682-6704 Web site: http://www.ag.state.ar.us
California
California Department of Justice Missing/Unidentified Persons Unit P.O. Box 903387 Sacramento, CA 94203-3870 Toll-free: (800) 222-3463 Phone: (916) 227-3290 Fax: (916) 227-3270 Web site: http://ag.ca.gov/missing
Colorado
Colorado Bureau of Investigation Missing Person/Children Unit 710 Kipling Street, Suite 200 Denver, CO 80215 Phone: (303) 239-4251 Fax: (303) 239-5788
Connecticut
Connecticut State Police
Missing Persons
P.O. Box 2794
Middletown, CT 06457-9294
In state: (800) 367-5678
Emergency messaging: (860) 685-8190
Phone: (860) 685-8190
Fax: (860) 685-8346.
Delaware
Delaware State Police State Bureau of Identification 1407 North DuPont Highway Dover, DE 19903 Phone: (302) 739-5883 Fax: (302) 739-5888
District of Columbia
DC Metropolitan Police Dept. Missing Persons/Youth Division 1700 Rhode Island Avenue NE Washington, DC 20018 Phone: (202) 576-6768 Fax: (202) 576-6561
Florida
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Missing Children Information Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 1489
Tallahassee, FL 32302
Nationwide: (888) 356-4774
Phone: (850) 410-8585
Fax: (850) 410-8599
Web site: http://www.fdle.state.fl.us
Georgia
Georgia Bureau of Investigation Intelligence Unit P.O. Box 370808 Decatur, GA 30037 Nationwide: (800) 282-6564 Phone: (404) 244-2554 Fax: (404) 270-8851
Hawaii
Missing Child Center—Hawaii
Department of the Attorney General
State Office Tower
235 South Beretania Street, Suite 206
Honolulu, HI 96813
Hotline: (808) 753-9797
Phone: (808) 586-1449
Fax: (808)586-1424
Web site: http://www.missingchildcenterhawaii.com
Idaho
Idaho Bureau of Criminal Identification
Missing Persons Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 700
Meridian, ID 83680-0700
Nationwide: (888) 777-3922
Phone: (208) 884-7154
Fax: (208) 884-7193
Web site: http://www.isp.state.id.us/identification/missing/
Illinois
Clearinghouse for Missing Persons 2200 S. Dirksen Parkway, Suite 238 Springfield, IL 62703-4528 Nationwide: (800) 843-5763 Fax: 217-557-0565
Indiana
Indiana State Police
Indiana Missing Children Clearinghouse 100 North Senate Avenue Third Floor
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2259
Nationwide: (800) 831-8953
Phone: (317) 232-8310
Fax: (317) 233-3057
Web site: http://www.state.in.us/isp
Iowa
Missing Person Information Clearinghouse Division of Criminal Investigation 2006 South Ankeny Boulevard Conference Center Building #7 Ankeny, IA 50021 Nationwide: (800) 346-5507 Phone: (515) 965-7401 Fax: (515) 281-4898
Web site: http://www.iowaonline.state.ia.us/mpic/
Kansas
Kansas Bureau of Investigation Missing Persons Clearinghouse 1620 S.W. Tyler Street Topeka, KS 66604
Nationwide: (800) 572-7463 **NOT for missing persons activities Phone: (785) 296-8200 Fax: (785) 296-6781
Web site: http://www.accesskansas.org/kbi/mp.shtml
Kentucky
Kentucky Intelligence & Information Fusion Center 200 Mero Street, Suite T505 Frankfort, KY 40601
Nationwide: (800) KIDS-SAF (543-7723) Phone: (502) 564-1020 Fax: (502) 564-5315
Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Social Services Clearinghouse for Missing & Exploited Children Office of Community Services P.O. Box 3318
Baton Rouge, LA 70812 Phone: (225) 342-8631 Fax: (225) 342-9087
Maine
Maine State Police Missing Children Clearinghouse 1 Darcie Street, Suite 208 Houlton, ME 04730 Phone: (207) 532-5404 Fax: (207) 532-5455
Maryland
Maryland Center for Missing Children
Maryland State Police—Computer Crimes Unit
7155 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite C
Columbia, MD 21046
Nationwide: (800) 637-5437
Phone: (410) 290-1620
Fax: (410) 290-1831
Massachusetts
Massachusetts State Police Commonwealth Fusion Center 124 Acton Street Maynard, MA 01754 Phone: (978) 451-3700 Fax: (978) 451-3707
Michigan
Michigan Intelligence Operations Center
Michigan State Police
714 South Harrison Road
East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone: (517) 241-7183
Fax: (517) 241-6815
Minnesota
Minnesota State Clearinghouse
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
1430 Maryland Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55106
Phone: (651) 793-1106
Fax: (651) 793-1101
Mississippi
Mississippi Highway Patrol Criminal Information Center 3891 Highway 486 West Pearl, MS 39208 Phone: (601) 933-2657 Fax: (601) 933-2677
Missouri
Missouri State Highway Patrol Missing Persons Unit P.O. Box 568 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Nationwide: (800) 877-3452 Phone: (573) 526-6178 Fax: (573) 526-5577
Montana
Montana Department of Justice Missing/Unidentified Persons
P.O. Box 201402
303 North Roberts Street, Room 471 Helena, MT 59620-1402 Phone: (406) 444-2800 Fax: (406) 444-4453
Nebraska
Nebraska State Patrol
Criminal Records & Identification Division P.O. Box 94907 Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-4545; (402) 479-4981 Fax: (402) 479-4054
Nevada
Nevada Office of the Attorney General
Missing Children Clearinghouse
555 East Washington Avenue, Suite 3900
Las Vegas, NV 89101-6208
In state: (800) 992-0900
Phone: (702) 486-3539
Fax: (702) 486-3768
New Hampshire
New Hampshire State Police Investigative Services Bureau
Major Crime Unit 91 Airport Road Concord, NH 03301 In state: (800) 852-3411 Phone: (603) 271-2663 Fax: (603) 271-2520
New Jersey
New Jersey State Police Unidentified Persons Unit P.O. Box 7068 W. Trenton, NJ 08628 Nationwide: (800) 709-7090 Phone: (609) 882-2000 Fax: (609) 882-2719
New Mexico
New Mexico Department of Public Safety
Attn: Law Enforcement Records
P.O. Box 1628
Santa Fe, NM 87504-1628
Phone: (505) 827-9191
Fax: (505) 827-3388
New York
New York Division of Criminal Justice Services
Missing & Exploited Children
4 Tower Place
Albany, NY 12203
Nationwide: (800) 346-3543
Phone: (518) 457-6326
Fax: (518) 457-6965
Web site: http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us
North Carolina
North Carolina Center for Missing Persons
4706 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4706
Nationwide: (800) 522-5437
Phone: (919) 733-3914
Fax: (919) 715-1682
North Dakota
North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation P.O. Box 1054
Bismarck, ND 58502-1052 Phone: (701) 328-5500 Fax: (701) 328-5510
Ohio
Missing Children Clearinghouse
Attorney General’s Office
Crime Victims Services Section
150 East Gay Street, 25th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-4231
Nationwide: (800) 325-5604
Phone: (614) 466-5610
Fax: (614) 728-9536
Web site: http://www.mcc.ag.state.oh.us/
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Criminal Intelligence Office
6600 North Harvey
Oklahoma City, OK 73116
Phone: (405) 879-2645
Fax: (405) 879-2967
Oregon
Oregon State Police Missing Children Clearinghouse 400 Public Service Building Salem, OR 97310 In state: (800) 282-7155 Phone: (503) 378-3720 Fax: (503) 363-5475
Web site: http://www.oregon.gov/OSP/MCC/child_index.shtml
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation 1800 Elmerton Avenue Harrisburg, PA 17110 Phone: (717) 783-0960 Fax: (717) 705-2306
Rhode island
Rhode Island State Police Missing & Exploited Children Unit 311 Danielson Pike
North Scituate, RI 02857 Phone: (401) 444-1125 Fax: (401) 444-1133
South Carolina
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
Missing Person Information Center
P.O. Box 21398
Columbia, SC 29221-1398
Nationwide: (800) 322-4453
Phone: (803) 737-9000
Fax: (803) 896-7595
South Dakota
South Dakota Attorney General’s Office
Division of Criminal Investigation
East Highway 34
c/o 500 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-3331
Fax: (605) 773-4629
Tennessee
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Criminal Intelligence Unit 901 R. S. Gass Boulevard Nashville, TN 37206 Phone: (615) 744-4000 Fax: (615)744-4513
Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety Special Crimes Services Missing Persons Clearinghouse P.O. Box 4087 Austin, TX 78773-0422 In state: (800) 346-3243 Phone: (512) 424-5074 Fax: (512) 424-2885
Web site: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/mpch
Utah
Utah Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Identification 3888 West 5400 South P.O. Box 148280
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-8280 Nationwide: (888) 770-6477 Fax: (801) 965-4749
Vermont
Vermont State Police 103 South Main Street Waterbury, VT 05671 Phone: (802) 241-5352 Fax: (802) 241-5349
Virginia
Virginia State Police Department Missing Children’s Clearinghouse P.O. Box 27472 Richmond, VA 23261 Toll-free: (800) 822-4453 Phone: (804) 674-2026 Fax: (804) 674-2918
Washington
Washington State Patrol Missing Children Clearinghouse P.O. Box 2347 Olympia, WA 98507-2347 Nationwide: (800) 543-5678 Fax: (360) 360-664-2156
West Virginia
West Virginia State Police Missing Children Clearinghouse 725 Jefferson Road South Charleston, WV 25309-1698 Nationwide: (800) 352-0927 Phone: (304) 558-1467 Fax: (304) 558-1470
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation P.O. Box 7857 Madison, WI 53701-2718 In state: (800) THE-HOPE Phone: (608) 266-1671 Fax: (608) 267-2777
Wyoming
Wyoming Office of the Attorney General Division of Criminal Investigation 316 West 22nd
Cheyenne, WY 82002 Phone: (307) 777-7537 Control Terminal: (307) 777-8900 Fax: (307) 777-8900
