There is no 24-hour waiting period to report someone missing!
If you feel like your missing loved one is in immediate danger, contact 911.
Otherwise, to report a missing person, contact local police. Anyone, not just family members, can file a missing persons report.
The Medical Examiner’s Office does not take missing persons reports. We do provide law enforcement and families with the tools to actively and successfully search for missing persons in Oregon.
Police and Sheriff
- Portland Police Bureau Missing Persons: 503-823-3333
- Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office: 503-988-4300
- Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office: 503-655-8211
- Washington County Sheriff’s Office: 503 846-2700
- Vancouver Police Department: 360-487-7400
- Clark County Sheriff’s Office: 360-397-2211
To Search for a Missing Person
A family member of the missing party should call around to see if they have been admitted to:
- Hospitals
- Inpatient behavioral health facilities
- Jails, prisons and detention centers
- Inpatient detox or rehabilitation facilities
A family member can also call local medical examiner offices or Oregon Vital Statistics at 971-673-1182 to see if their loved one has been found or reported deceased.
Medical information is private. Many facilities may not be able to disclose information to anyone other than direct family (parents or legal guardians, legal spouses, adult children, or blood-related siblings).
DNA Samples
If the missing person has not been located within 30 days of a report, investigators may try to get a DNA sample of the missing person or from biological family members. They may also try to get diagnostic quality copies of the missing person’s dental records from their dentist and/or orthodontist.
These samples provide biological material for DNA analysis. When successfully completed, the DNA profiles are entered into a national system called CODIS. This system allows federal, state and local crime laboratories and medical examiner’s offices to electronically exchange and compare DNA profiles.
These forms are for law enforcement and families, to be submitted with your DNA sample:
Hospitals
Adventist Medical Center 503-257-2500 10123 SE Market Street Portland, OR 97216 Doernbecher Children’s Hospital 503-346-0640 700 SW Campus Drive Portland, OR 97239 Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center 503-813-2000 10180 SE Sunnyside Road Clackamas, OR 97015 Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital 503-413-7711 1015 NW 22nd Avenue Portland, OR 97210 Legacy Emanuel Medical Center 503-413-2200 2801 N Gantenbein Avenue Portland, OR 97227 Oregon Health & Science University Hospital 503-494-8311 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road Portland, OR 97239 Providence Milwaukie Hospital 503-513-8300 10150 SE 32nd Avenue Milwaukie, OR 97222 Providence Portland Medical Center 503-215-1111 4805 NE Glisan Street Portland, OR 97213 Providence St. Vincent Medical Center 503-216-1234 9205 SW Barnes Road Portland, OR 97225 Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center 503-656-1631 1500 Division Street Oregon City, OR 97045 Randall’s Children’s Hospital 503-276-6500 2801 N Gantenbein Avenue Portland, OR 97227 Shriners Hospital for Children 503-241-5090 3101 SW Sam Jackson Park Road Portland, OR 97239 Veterans Affairs Portland Medical Center 503-220-8262 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road Portland, OR 97239Inpatient Behavioral Health Facilities
Unity Center for Behavioral Health 503-944-8000 1225 NE 2nd Avenue Portland, OR 97232 Cedar Hills Hospital (Detox too) 503-944-5000 10300 SW Eastridge Street Portland, OR 97225 Crisis Assessment and Treatment Center 503-232-1099 30 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Portland, OR 97232 OHSU Intercultural Psychiatric Clinic, Portland 503-494-4222 2214 Lloyd Center Portland, OR 97232Jails, Detention Centers and Prisons
- Oregon Prison List
- Clackamas County Jail: 503-722-6777
- Clackamas County Juvenile: 503-655-8342
- Donald E Long Juvenile Detention Center (Multnomah and Washington Counties): 503-988-3460
- Multnomah County Corrections: 503-988-3689
- Washington County Sheriff’s Office (Headquarters and Jail): 503-846-2700
Detox and Rehab Facilities
Hooper Detox Stabilization Center 503-238-2067 1535 N Williams Avenue Portland, OR 97232 De Paul Adult Center 503-535-1151 1312 SW Washington Street Portland, OR 97205 De Paul Youth Center 503-535-1151 4310 NE Killingsworth Street Portland, OR 97218 Crestview Recovery 866-580-4160 6025 SE Belmont Street Portland, OR 97215 Tree House Recovery PDX 503-850-2474 4713 N Albina Avenue Suite 301 Portland, OR 97217 A Better Today Recovery Services 503-406-4436 1122 NE 122nd Avenue Suite A102 Portland, OR 97230 Portland East Serenity Lane Treatment Center 503-244-4500 12662 SE Stark Street Plaza 125 Building A Portland, OR 97233Contact Us
Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s Office 619 NW 6th Ave, 4th Floor (Map) Portland, OR 97209 503-988-0055503-988-4588 fax
Hours by appointment