Georgia Missing Children

Georgia named its child abduction alert Levi's Call after Levi Frady, an eleven year old abducted and murdered in Forsyth County in 1997. Levi's Call is run by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which also runs the state's missing persons clearinghouse and its other alerts: Mattie's Call for missing seniors and disabled adults, Kimberly's Call for dangerous violent suspects at large, and a separate Blue Alert for attacks on officers. In Georgia, a missing child is reported to the local police or county sheriff, who enter the case in the national database and can request the alert.

Georgia has no waiting period to report a missing child, and federal law requires the national database entry within two hours.

Official sources on this page were checked on September 25, 2026.

• Georgia Missing Children SearchOnline Search
• Child Abduction Prevention
• Georgia Bureau of InvestigationGeorgia Missing Children
• Georgia Public Alert SystemGeorgia Public Alert Plan
• What To Do If Your Child Is MissingMissing Children Assistance
• Family Advocacy ServicesSupport for Families
• Report a Sighting of a Missing ChildMissing Child Sightings
• Missing Kids in GeorgiaGeorgia Alerts

Levi's Call, Georgia's AMBER Alert, is activated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation at the request of the investigating agency when a child under 18 has been abducted, is in danger of serious harm or death, and there is enough information about the child, the suspect or a vehicle to broadcast. GBI sends the alert to broadcasters through the Georgia Association of Broadcasters, the wireless emergency alert system, Department of Transportation highway signs, the lottery network and social media, and coordinates with the neighboring states.

• Georgia Bureau of Investigation Levi's CallGeorgia's AMBER Alert plan and active alerts, checked September 25, 2026
• National Center for Missing and Exploited ChildrenNational case posters, the CyberTipline and the 1-800-THE-LOST hotline, checked September 25, 2026
• AMBER Alert national programFederal AMBER Alert coordination, checked September 25, 2026

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation's missing persons clearinghouse maintains the statewide list of missing children and adults with photos, coordinates with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on child cases and with NamUs, and the GBI's Child Abduction Response Team deploys to abductions. In Georgia, the first call goes to the local police or the county sheriff. Ask for the case number and make sure the child has been entered into the Georgia Crime Information Center and the National Crime Information Center, and then call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST. Atlanta Police and the metro county police departments run missing persons units.

• GBI Missing PersonsStatewide clearinghouse listings and alert programs, checked September 25, 2026
• Georgia Police DepartmentsCity police departments that take missing child reports
• Georgia County Sheriff DirectorySheriff offices for all 159 counties
• Georgia Most WantedFugitives and outstanding warrants

Mattie's Call, named for Mattie Moore, an Atlanta woman with dementia who wandered from home in 2004, covers missing seniors and adults with disabilities, and Kimberly's Call warns the public about a violent suspect at large who poses a danger, while Georgia's Blue Alert, a separate program, covers suspects who have attacked or threatened a law enforcement officer. Georgia does not run a separate alert for missing children outside AMBER criteria, so those cases go to the National Center and to local media through the investigating agency. Case files stay with the investigating agency and can be withheld while the investigation is active under the Open Records Act, while the clearinghouse listing is public.

• NamUsNational database of missing and unidentified persons, checked September 25, 2026
• Georgia Criminal RecordsCriminal history and court records in Georgia

These federal and national sources complement Georgia's state-level records. They are the authoritative sources you should cross-check when Georgia state records are incomplete or out-of-state activity matters.

NCMEC, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Congressionally authorized national clearinghouse for missing children. NCMEC operates the 24-hour hotline 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) and the CyberTipline for exploitation reports.

AMBER Alert, U.S. Department of Justice The federally coordinated AMBER Alert network. Each state operates its own plan under DOJ AMBER Alert Program guidance.

NISMART, National Incidence Study OJJDP's periodic survey of missing-child incidence in the United States, the authoritative federal statistical source.