There is no typical runaway. There is no typical phone call to our hotline. There is, however, information that helps us determine trends and the types of experiences youth and families face.

The National Runaway Switchboard has comprehensive data and statistics resulting from the more than 100,000 annual calls to its call center, and facts and figures from third-party resources. Click on the appropriate link below to access the information relating to runaway and at-risk youth and their families. NRS Research Oversight Committee (ROC) is accepting applications for research projects to analyze NRS caller statistics.

• Caller Trend Analysis 2000-2011
  • Fact Sheet
  • Full Report