After about a 3 year hiatus, for various reasons, I'm getting back into geocaching. In the process of doing so I've had to create a new account, name, etc.
Just to try and see what I've missed out on I did a search of caches in the area where I used to live. Much to my surprise, VERY few of the 100+ caches I found before are still active. I knew there would be some loss, but never expected it to be that extreme. This is a fairly large city, so I'm aware that some will get muggled, some will disappear due to lack of maintenance, and some will simply go missing.
The area I live in now is MUCH more rural, so it seems the caches are much more stable. A few have disappeared, but nowhere near the percentage in the more urban area. I suppose mainly due to the higher traffic.
On the plus side, there's a whole new batch to find!