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The AMBER Alert Program is a voluntary partnership between law-enforcement agencies, broadcasters, transportation agencies, and the wireless industry, to activate an urgent bulletin in the most serious child-abduction cases. The goal of an AMBER Alert is to instantly galvanize the entire community to assist in the search for and the safe recovery of the child.
AMBER Alerts are broadcast through radio, television, road signs and all available technology referred to as the AMBER Alert Secondary Distribution Program. These broadcasts let law enforcement use the eyes and ears of the public to help quickly locate an abducted child. The U.S. Department of Justice coordinates the AMBER Alert program on a national basis.
The AMBER Alert Program was named in honor of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman who was abducted while riding her bicycle in Arlington, Texas, and was later found murdered. The program is used in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Learn more about AMBER Alerts at www.amberalert.gov.
Follow your state’s AMBER Alert page on Facebook and receive alerts in your news feed.
Successful Recoveries: 881 Updated June 26, 2017
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How do I recieve AMBER Alerts?
When signing up for AMBER Alerts you will receive geographically targeted information to help identify an abducted child, a suspected abductor or a vehicle suspected to be involved in an abduction.
Click here to sign up for AMBER Alerts.
For information about how AMBER Alerts are distributed to cell phones visit www.missingkids.org/AMBER/WEA.
These reports present an analysis of AMBER Alert cases during the reporting year. The AMBER Alert cases may involve one or more children and be issued on a statewide, regional or local level.
Countries around the world followed the success of AMBER Alerts in the U.S. and created similar alert systems. Each country adapted the system to fit their own needs and requirements but the goal remains the same — use the eyes and ears of the public to help recover a child who is in immediate danger.
Below is a list of countries with an alert program in place. This is not an exhaustive list and other countries may have similar programs in place.
| Location | Area | Implemented | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
Queensland Territory and New South Wales |
2003 |
Child Abduction Alert |
| Belgium |
National |
2011 |
Child Alert |
| Canada |
Each province has a program |
2002 and 2003 |
AMBER Alert |
| Cyprus |
National |
2015 |
Child Abduction Alert |
| Czech Republic |
National |
2009 |
Dítě v ohrožení |
| El Salvador |
National |
2013 |
Alerta Angel Desaparecido |
| France |
National |
2006 |
Alert Enlèvement |
| Greece |
National |
2007 |
AMBER Alert |
| Guatemala |
National |
2010 |
Alba-Kenneth Alert |
| Ireland |
National |
2012 |
Irish Child Rescue Alert |
| Italy |
National |
2011 |
Italian Child Abduction Alert System |
| Jamaica |
National |
2009 |
Ananda Alert |
| Malaysia |
National |
2007 |
Nurin Alert |
| Mexico |
National |
2011 |
Alerta AMBER Mexico |
| Netherlands |
National |
2008 |
AMBER Alert |
| Poland |
National |
2013 |
Child Alert |
| Portugal |
National |
2009 |
Alerta de rapto de menores |
| Romania |
National |
2011 |
Alertă Răpire Copil |
| South Korea |
National |
2011 |
AMBER Alert |
| Spain |
National |
2012 |
Alerta Menor Desaparecido |
| Switzerland |
National |
2010 |
Alert Enlèvement |
| UK | National | 2006 | Child Rescue Alert |
For more information about international AMBER Alert programs contact the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children® at [email protected] or 703-837-6313.