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Behavior Patterns of Missing people  Thoughts
Paths of thought
Duration of the disappearance depends on factors such as age, preplanning and the missing person's ability to adjust to being away from home and financial means.
Distance of disappearance depends on factors such as means of transportation, preplanning, possibilities of staying with various people in the missing person's city of residence. In most cases, they migrate to city centers, where they can hide.
Characterization of missing persons according to sex, age and reason of disappearance
A young boy missing because of school problems and problems at home will hide in deserted buildings, at the beach and more.
A young girl missing for similar reasons will hide in homes of good friends and there is a chance that she will return home to fetch personal items.
An old man missing due to age related reasons, will disappear in proximity to his residential area or retirement home. The search should concentrate on places that the person regularly visited (place of work, former home, his wife's grave etc.).
A missing businessman for financial reasons will hide in a different country, change his identity and prepare financial programs and options for himself in advance.
A teenage girl missing for reasons of domestic violence will hide in areas with concentration of prostitution and drugs.
A woman missing for reasons of violence by her husband will hide in a battered women shelter, or places with no connection to her family.
A backpacker usually goes missing for reasons that do not depend on him, such as: illness, losing his way on a trek, drugs or a political situation in the country. Backpackers will usually be found in local hospitals and places where locating them requires connections with locals and accessibility to the area.
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