Missing black and Asian people less likely to be found by police, report finds

A poster at Westfield in west London highlights the case of Alexander Sloley, who went missing in 2008 when he was 16. He has never been found. Photograph: Felicity Crawshaw/Missing People/PA

Missing persons cases involving black and Asian people are less likely to be resolved by police than those involving white people, research suggests.

Black and Asian children are also likely to be missing for longer, the report, published by the charity Missing People, found.