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LostandFound ago

Reality Calls did an interview last year ( if I recall correctly ) with a statistician regarding the irregularities with Virginia missing children reports, interestingly this has been removed from the channel, this is also doubly strange as the episodes are numbered and there's no missing number. I can attest to existence as I watched it and still have the link which is now 404'd. ( edit 2: There are posts on Voat discussing the video in detail )

During this interview the guest speaker explained that Virginia uses the system differently, most states only list for confirmed missing children and often do not use the system in all cases. Virginia will use the system if a youth is missing for even a few hours (edit: I presume this is the explanation for not all kids having pics ) and uses this system in EVERY instance Virginia being the home of NCMEC. So the explanation for the irregularities was 'everyone else is just using it wrong'... which I struggle with myself personally.

Infopractical ago

I struggled with that explanation as well. Using a system comes down to perceived benefits. One theory may be that some states simply see the value of using the system more than others, or have the resources available. Another theory is that Virginia and Texas are states close enough to the money behind high volume trafficking. We can only know if serious information emerges.