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Nevada Missing Children at a Glance
Nevada splits its missing child work between two agencies. The Nevada Department of Public Safety runs the AMBER Alert plan with the state's broadcasters, and the Nevada Attorney General's office keeps the Nevada Missing Children Clearinghouse under state law. Reports go to the city police, the county sheriff or, in Clark County, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children can post the case nationally once the police enter it in the FBI's database and the family or the agency agrees. There is no waiting period.
Most of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas and Reno areas, so Metro and the Reno and Sparks police handle most missing child reports, while the county sheriffs cover the rest of the state's long rural distances.
Official sources on this page were checked on September 25, 2026.
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Nevada Statewide Missing Children Search
- Missing children from Nevada, NCMECNCMEC case search for children missing from Nevada
- Nevada Clearinghouse for Missing and Exploited ChildrenMissing Children Hotline
- Nevada State Advocate for Missing and Exploited ChildrenMissing Children Advocacy
- Nevada Amber Alert Program
- If Your Child Is MissingMissing Children Assistance
- Report a Missing Child SightingReport a Sighting
- NCMEC map of long term missing and unidentified childrenNational map; zoom in to Nevada
- Internet Safety Information
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How AMBER Alerts work in Nevada
The Nevada Department of Public Safety activates an AMBER Alert at the request of the investigating agency when a child under 18 has been abducted, is believed to be in danger of serious harm or death, and there is enough information about the child, the abductor or a vehicle to help the public. The alert reaches radio and television through the Emergency Alert System, phones through the wireless emergency alert system, the Nevada Department of Transportation highway signs, and the casinos and resorts in Las Vegas and Reno that display alerts on their message boards. Because the state borders California, Arizona, Utah, Idaho and Oregon, alerts are shared across those lines.
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Nevada missing children clearinghouse and how to report
The Nevada Missing Children Clearinghouse in the Attorney General's office keeps the statewide file of missing children, publishes their photos and case details, coordinates with the National Center and NamUs, and helps local agencies and families with long term cases. Report the child to the local police or the county sheriff, note the case number, and confirm the entry into the National Crime Information Center before anything else. In Nevada, then call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-THE-LOST. In Las Vegas the Metropolitan Police Department Missing Persons Detail takes the report, and in Reno the Reno Police Department.
- Nevada Attorney General Missing Children ClearinghouseThe state clearinghouse for missing children
- Nevada Police DepartmentsCity police departments and Las Vegas Metro
- Nevada County Sheriff DirectorySheriff offices for the 16 counties and Carson City
- Nevada Most WantedFugitives and outstanding warrants
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Other Nevada alerts and where the records go
Nevada's Silver Alert covers missing seniors and adults with cognitive impairment, its endangered missing person advisory covers children and adults whose cases do not meet the AMBER standard, and its Blue Alert covers suspects who have injured or killed a peace officer. The case file belongs to the investigating agency in Nevada. Under the Nevada Public Records Act, the basic report is public while investigative files can be withheld while a case is active, and juvenile records are sealed. In Nevada, long term cases can be listed in NamUs, the national missing and unidentified persons database, at the investigating agency's choice, with the public seeing the entries the agency approves.
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Straight answers
Nevada Missing Children, questions
Who do I call about a missing child in Las Vegas?
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, which covers the city and unincorporated Clark County. Elsewhere in Nevada call the city police or the county sheriff. There is no waiting period.
Who issues AMBER Alerts in Nevada?
The Nevada Department of Public Safety, at the request of the investigating agency, when a child under 18 has been abducted and is in danger and there is enough information to broadcast.
Who runs the Nevada Missing Children Clearinghouse?
The Nevada Attorney General's office, which keeps the statewide file of missing children under state law and coordinates with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.