US Marshals Recovered Record-High 387 Missing Children in 2020: Top Official

Officials search for missing children as part of "Operation Not Forgotten" in Georgia in August 2020. Courtesy of Shane T. McCoy/U.S. Marshals

A top official within the U.S. Marshals Service reported that 387 missing children—a record high number—were recovered by the agency in 2020.

Speaking to journalist Sharyl Attkisson, Chief Inspector Floriano Whitwell, who heads the U.S. Marshals’ sex offender investigations, said: “Last year, we recovered 387 missing children, and that was the most we’ve ever recovered, almost 100 more than the previous year.