Abigail Marin, 17, has no history of running away, the department said in a social media post. The City of Riverside Police Department is seeking the public’s help to search for a “runaway juvenile.
“The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has published statistics regarding minors who have run away from home. “If you see Abigail or have any information regarding her current whereabouts, please immediately contact the Riverside Police Department Public Safety Communications Center at (951) 354-2007. Please reference Abigail’s name or report number 260023059,” the post reads. Of more than 20,500 missing children reports, 90 percent of those are what are considered “endangered runaways. 47 percent of minors who run away from home report a conflict between themselves and their parent or guardian. Females make up 75 percent of minors who run away from home and 80 percent of the girls report having been sexually or physically abused. 34 percent of runaway youth report being sexually abused before leaving home and 43 percent report that physical abuse occurred in the home,” it adds.
Half of all runaway minors report that their parents told them to leave or knew they were running away and did not care.
