How Many Amber Alerts Were In 2025. In 2021, fewer than a third of amber alerts were activated within three hours, according to the national center for missing & exploited children. Amber alerts were issued on thursday and will run until january 8, meaning a rise in deaths is likely, the agency said.

Amber alerts, which played a key role in the rescue of hannah anderson from her alleged abductor james lee dimaggio, have helped save more than 600 kidnapped children. Amber alerts instantly galvanize communities to assist in the search for and the safe recovery of an endangered missing or abducted child.