2024.07.04 17:56Nation

認知症の行方不明者、過去最多　１万９０３９人、１１年連続更新―警察庁

　昨年１年間に全国の警察に届け出があった認知症の行方不明者は延べ人数で、前年比３３０人増の１万９０３９人だったことが４日、警察庁のまとめで分かった。統計を取り始めた２０１２年から１１年連続で過去最多を更新した。
　警察庁によると、男性が１万５９７人、女性が８４４２人だった。都道府県別では、兵庫県が２０９４人で最も多く、大阪府が２０１６人、埼玉県が１９１２人で続いた。
　昨年中に所在が確認された認知症の不明者１万８２２１人のうち、約７４％は行方不明届が受理された当日に発見されていた。自治体が貸与するなどした全地球測位システム（ＧＰＳ）機器がきっかけで所在確認につながった人は、昨年７～１２月で７１人だった。（2024/07/04-17:56）

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2024.07.04 17:56Nation

Record 19,039 Dementia Sufferers Missing in Japan in 2023

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Japan's National Policy Agency said Thursday a record 19,039 dementia sufferers became unaccounted for in the country last year, up 330 from the previous year.
   The annual number of reports to police of people with cognitive disorders going missing has kept rising since the statistics started in 2012.
   Of the 2023 total, 10,597 were men and 8,442 women.
   By prefecture, Hyogo had the highest reported number, at 2,094, followed by Osaka, at 2,016, and Saitama, at 1,912.
   The agency also said some 74 pct of 18,221 dementia sufferers whose whereabouts were confirmed last year were found on the day the missing reports were received by police and that 71 people were spotted thanks to GPS trackers between July and December.