Well, the only reason for reporting these awols is the high dependence on their dole money, which benefits the other hovel dwellers, as well as having a temporary disruption of access to the local meth supplier, the acquaintance of the missing one.
The plod has to be seen doing their job, sort of, to avoid the axe of local force trimmings and potential pension shrinkflation. They should start with looking behind the sofa and the local offie or cast the net to include the chippie and the bus station.