Data & Research
Reviewing, gathering and obtaining data is essential to determining the root causes of issues surrounding American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) who have gone missing, as well as those who have been murdered, so that issues can be understood and addressed. At the federal level, the U.S. government collects public safety and public health data across all populations, which includes data on AI/AN who have gone missing or have been murdered. States and Tribes also collect and analyze data, including state and Tribal task forces. While there are several challenges to collecting good data (including Tribal sovereignty, disparate data collection systems, and the fact that some adults may voluntarily become missing), pursuant to the Deputy Attorney General’s directive, the Department’s MMIP Steering Committee is working to improve data collection, data access and sharing, and education and outreach about federal databases, as well as develop a strategy for conducting ongoing data analysis.
- Research & Publications
Human Trafficking | Extractive Industries - Federal Data Sources & Reports
Public Safety | Public Health | Data Sharing - Tribal & State Task Forces, Data & Reports
Tribal Task Forces and Reports | State Data and Reports
Research & Publications
Below is a list of publications and practical resources to assist in better understanding the potential relationship between human trafficking, the extractive industries (oil, natural gas, pipelines, and mining) and missing or murdered indigenous persons.
This background paper frames the issue of reporting and investigating missing persons and includes a discussion of how data is collected for American Indians and Alaska Natives. The paper was funded by the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Institute of Justice.
As part of a collaborative effort between the DOJ Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Initiative and Operation Lady Justice, the Department published two issues of the Department of Justice Journal of Federal Law and Practice dedicated to the topics of missing or murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Issue on Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Legal, Prosecution, Advocacy and Healthcare: This issue, published March 2021, focuses on topics related to law, prosecution, advocacy and healthcare-related issues.
Issue on Missing or Murdered Indigenous People: Law Enforcement & Prevention: This issue, published January 2021, focuses on law enforcement and prevention-related issues.
Human Trafficking
Under the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, the Dept. of State releases an annual Trafficking in Persons Report, which includes information on U.S. government anti-trafficking efforts.
Managed by the Polaris Project and funded by the Dept. of Health and Human Services, the National Human Trafficking Hotline maintains data sets based on contacts and tips it receives, and has a resource library with reports, guides, trainings and resource tools. Up-to-date information can be found on its Hotline Statistics page, including the Trafficking Hotline’s 2019 Statistics.
Extractive Industries
This fact sheet is a brief global overview of how extractive industries can increase the risk for sex trafficking.
Federal Data Sources & Reports
Public Safety Data and Reports
In addition to serving as the nation’s clearinghouse for missing children, NCMEC also compiles information about missing juveniles (including endangered 18–20-year-olds) as requested by law enforcement and gathers information on exploited child cases from law enforcement, medical examiners, coroners and family members of missing children. NCMEC is funded in part by the Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
- In 2020, NCMEC released a report on Native American Children Reported Missing to NCMEC (January 2009-December 2018).
The Federal Bureau of Investigation annually publishes an NCIC Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics report, available on the FBI’s NCIC page. The report summarizes the total number of missing persons entered into, and removed from, the Missing Person File during each calendar year. Statistical breakdowns of the missing person entry totals by age, sex, race and entry criteria are included. In addition, the report summarizes the total number of unidentified persons entered into, and removed from, the Unidentified Person File during each calendar year, broken down by entry criteria.
- NCIC's 2021 Missing Person File data compilation
- 2021 Missing American Indian and Alaska Native Persons Data infographic (forthcoming)
NIBRS provides detailed incident-level information on crime as part of the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. NIBRS, administered by the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) division, collects data on crimes and arrests known to law enforcement. Data elements/variables include criminal incident details, perpetrator and victim characteristics and clearance information. UCR releases annual NIBRS data, which is used by researchers to analyze crime trends, and topical NIBRS studies.
- Annual NIBRS data
- UCR publications, with topical NIBRS studies
Housed in the Dept. of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, the National Institute of Justice has a Tribal Crime and Justice portfolio that aims to provide accurate reporting of crime and violence and reliable, valid estimates of the problem’s scope, and to identify barriers and solutions to the issues.
Relevant webpages
Select articles & publications
- The Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men study (Andre B. Rosay, 2016) showed that AI/AN women and men face statistically significant higher rates of violence than non-Hispanic whites. Highlights from the study are summarized in this article. And fact sheet Five Things About Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men summarizes five findings from the report.
- The report “Cases Associated with Violence in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)” contains a special section on missing or murdered indigenous people. (Steven Hafner, B.J. Spamer, and Bruce Budowle, 2020)
- A Descriptive Analysis of Missing and Murdered Native Women and Children in Nebraska, Barriers to Reporting and Investigation, and Recommendations for Improving Access to Justice” (University of Nebraska at Omaha) is a statewide study on reporting and identifying missing Native women and children in Nebraska.
The NamUs database (namus.gov) is a national information clearinghouse for missing, unidentified and unclaimed person cases in the U.S. NamUs enables Tribes to collect data on their missing persons, and provides a tool for sharing and comparing case information across jurisdictional boundaries. Anyone can enter and search case information on the NamUs dashboard and regional specialists can assist in the search for a missing person.
ViCAP assists in the investigation of violent crime cases. ViCAP is administrated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), through the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC). ViCap gathers information from law enforcement agencies about major violent crimes. Data elements/variable include homicide, sexual assault, missing persons and unidentified persons where violence is suspected.
Public Health Data and Reports
NVDRS, administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), provides surveillance of violent death in the U.S., as well as contextualizing information on such deaths. NVDRS gathers information from law enforcement agencies about violent deaths and circumstantial information available through law enforcement records and other sources. Data elements and variables include homicide, suicide and deaths of undetermined intent.
- CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (Nov. 19, 2021): Homicides of American Indians/Alaska Natives – National Violent Death Reporting System, U.S., 2003-18
- The CDC’s Violence Against Native Peoples Fact Sheet summarizes NVSS and NVDRS data specific to AI/AN people.
The NISVS is an ongoing CDC survey that collects the most current and comprehensive national- and state-level data on intimate partner violence, sexual violence and stalking victimization in the United States to enhance violence prevention efforts.
- The 2011, 2012, and 2015 NISVS data is now available.
The YRBSS monitors six categories of health-related behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults. Administered by CDC, the YRBSS contains surveys conducted by CDC, education and health agencies, and state, territorial and Tribal governments.
WISQARS is the CDC’s interactive, online database that provides fatal and nonfatal injury, violent death and cost of injury data, compiled from several data systems.
Data Sharing for Tribes and Those Partnering with Tribes
This project by Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center’s IDEA-NW, and funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provides guidance for Tribes when considering sharing health data and for public health authorities when requesting data, as well as data sovereignty issues for Tribes. The project has advice on requesting health data, building strong data sharing partnerships, developing protective data agreements and communicating effectively about data sharing. For more information, visit NativeDATA.npaihb.org or email the NativeDATA team at ideanw@npaihb.org.
Tribal & State Task Forces, Data & Reports
The Department is committed to coordinating closely with the Tribes and states already working on the issues surrounding missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives via established task forces or other efforts with similar goals and objectives. Through sharing information on all ongoing efforts, individual Tribes, states and federal partners can learn from each other, develop common understandings, and strategize on activities and recommendations to address missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Tribal Task Forces & Reports
- Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Workgroup: https://csktribes.org
- Navajo Nation, Missing and Murdered Diné Relatives: https://navajommdr.org
- Yakama Nation, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Committee: https://www.yakama.com
- Yurok Tribe, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: https://www.yuroktribe.org
State Data & Reports
In addition to task forces in a few states to focus on missing indigenous people, every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Canada has a missing persons clearinghouse. These clearinghouses receive data on missing persons from law enforcement agencies; data elements and variables include personal characteristics, photographs and missing case circumstances. Information about what each state’s clearinghouse collects is on the individual state pages below. Additionally, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children maintains a list of the missing persons clearinghouse websites.
Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Puerto Rico | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://app.alea.gov/Community/wfSearch.aspx?Type=30&Status=5
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: Yes
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: NA
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Ala. Code §§ 26-19-1 et seq.
- University of Alaska Anchorage - Alaska Justice Information Center: Homicide in Alaska 1976-2016 Report
- Alaska Department of Public Safety: Missing Persons Presentation
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://dps.alaska.gov/AST/ABI/MissingPerson
Contains Public Information: No
Name: Yes
Picture: No
DOB: No
Gender: No
Race: No
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: NA
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Alaska Stat. § 47.10.141
- Final Report of the Study Committee on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls – December 2022
- Final Report of the Study Committee on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls – November 2020
- Arizona State University: Report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.azdps.gov/alert2
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: Yes
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-829(D)(2); Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 8-901
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.neverforgotten.ar.gov/
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: Yes
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-205.
- Feather Alert: A Feather Alert is a resource available to law enforcement agencies investigating the suspicious or unexplainable disappearance of an indigenous woman or indigenous person.
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://oag.ca.gov/missing/search
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Cal. Penal Code § 14205 et seq.
- Office of the Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives
- Missing and Indigenous Persons Alerts
- Colorado Department of Public Safety
The Office of Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives is statutorily charged with serving as a liaison on behalf of the Indigenous community on issues related to missing or murdered Indigenous relatives, supporting the Advisory Board, and communicating with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation on homicide or missing persons investigations involving Indigenous victims, where appropriate, and providing assistance to families of victims. The office will establish a community volunteer advisory board to identify and advise the office on various issues of concern. The office will collaborate with the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs; federally recognized Tribes; state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies; and Indigenous-led organizations.
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://apps.colorado.gov/apps/coldcase/search.html
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-415.1
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://portal.ct.gov/DESPP/Division-of-State-Police/Amber-Alert/Connecticut-Amber-Alert
Contains Public Information: No
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: Yes
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 7-282c; 29-1e
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://dsp.delaware.gov/
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: No
Race: No
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: NA
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 8542 et seq.
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://missing.dc.gov/
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: Yes
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? No
State Law Codes: D.C. Code § 4–1323.01
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/MCICSearch/Results.asp
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: Yes
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Fla. Stat. § 937.021 et seq.
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://gbi.georgia.gov/cases/missing-persons
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? No
State Law Codes: Ga. Code Ann. § 35-3-80
- Office of Hawaiian Affairs: Holoi ā nalo Wāhine ‘Ōiwi: Missing and Murdered Native Hawaiian Women and Girls Task Force Report (Part 1)
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: http://ag.hawaii.gov/cpja/mcch/
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children?
State Law Codes: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 577-27
- HCR33 Report: Idaho's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons
- Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence and Idaho Council on Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance: Idaho Summit on Missing & Murdered Indigenous People Report 2019
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://isp.idaho.gov/bci/missing-persons/
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Idaho Code Ann. § 18-4508 et seq.
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.isp.state.il.us/crime/missing.cfm
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Colo
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: 325 Ill. Comp. Stat. 40/2
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.in.gov/isp/mcmea/missing-person-bulletin/
Contains Public Information: No
Name: Yes
Picture: No
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: No
Race: No
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: NA
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Ind. Code §§ 10-13-5-35; 10-13-5-4
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: http://www.iowaonline.state.ia.us/mpic/Controller.aspx?cmd=fullReportCommand
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Weight, Height, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Iowa Code §§ 694.1; 694.10
- Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Missing and Murdered Indigenous People
This online training was developed in consultation with Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC), the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the four federally recognized Tribes in Kansas and Native American legislators. The overall scope of this course is to strengthen law enforcement protocols and working relationships with tribes to improve investigations, information sharing, and better response to missing and murder investigations of American Indians and Alaska Natives. Completion of this course is estimated to take 1.5 hours.
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.kbi.ks.gov/MissingPersons/
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75-712c
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://kentuckystatepolice.org/post-1-missing-persons/
Contains Public Information: No
Name: No
Picture: No
DOB: No
Gender: No
Race: No
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: NA
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 17.450 et seq.
- State of Louisiana Executive Department: Governor's Task Force on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: http://identifyla.lsu.edu/la_missing.php
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 40:2521; 46:1431
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.maine.gov/dps/msp/investigation-traffic/missing-persons
Contains Public Information: No
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: No
Gender: No
Race: No
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: NA
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 25, § 2153 et seq.
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://mdsp.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law § 9-401 et seq.
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/missing-persons
Contains Public Information: No
Name: No
Picture: No
DOB: No
Gender: No
Race: No
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: NA
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 22A, § 1
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,4643,7-123-1878_57995---,00.html
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.258
- Minnesota Task Force on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: Report to the Minnesota Legislature
- Minnesota’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) office report: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Policy, Best and Emerging Practices, and Current Issues in Minnesota
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/bca/bca-divisions/administrative/Pages/missing-unidentified-persons.aspx
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Minn. Stat. § 299C.52 et seq.
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.dps.state.ms.us/crime-investigation/bureau-of-investigation/general-information/
Contains Public Information: No
Name: No
Picture: No
DOB: No
Gender: No
Race: No
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: NA
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: NA
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://apps.mshp.dps.mo.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/MIAC/Units/MissingPersonsJuvenileUnit/index.html
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Mo. Rev. Stat. § 43.400 et seq
- Montana Attorney General’s Office: Missing Persons Data Analysis 2017-2019
- Montana Department of Justice: Looping in Native Communities, Report to the State-Tribal Relations Interim Committee
- Montana Division of Criminal Investigation: Missing Persons State Review
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://app.doj.mt.gov/apps/missingPersonDatabase/search/
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Mont. Code Ann. § 44-2-502 et seq
- Prevalence of Missing Native American Women and Children in Nebraska; Barriers to Reporting and Investigating; and Opportunities for Partnerships: LB154 Report
- A Descriptive Analysis of Missing and Murdered Native Women and Children in Nebraska, Barriers to Reporting and Investigation, and Recommendations for Improving Access to Justice
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://statepatrol.nebraska.gov/services/missing-persons
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2003
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://ag.nv.gov/Hot_Topics/Citizen/CA/childadvocate_Home/
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Nev. Rev. Stat. § 432.150
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.nhsp.dos.nh.gov/missing-persons
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 169-E:1 et seq.
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www-lps.state.nj.us/NJSP_Amber/MissingPersonList.jsp
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: N.J. Stat. Ann. § 52:17B-9.8a
- New Mexico Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives: Task Force Report
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: http://missingpersons.dps.state.nm.us/
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: N.M. Stat. Ann. § 32A-14-2 et seq.
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm#/
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: N.Y. State Exec. Law § 837-e
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.ncdps.gov/our-organization/law-enforcement/state-highway-patrol/amber-alert
Contains Public Information: No
Name: No
Picture: No
DOB: No
Gender: No
Race: No
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: NA
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-1010 et seq.
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://ndresponse.gov/alert
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: Yes
Tribal Affiliation: Yes
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair, Eye Color, and Other Notable Characteristics
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: N.D. Cent. Code § 12-68-01
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Law-Enforcement/Local-Law-Enforcement/Ohio-Missing-Persons/All-Missing-Persons
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: Yes
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2901.30
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://osbi.ok.gov/
Contains Public Information: No
Name: No
Picture: No
DOB: No
Gender: No
Race: No
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: NA
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 150.12A; Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 151.3
- Oregon State Police: Report on Missing and Murdered Native American Women
- U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Oregon: Missing And Murdered Indigenous Persons Report
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.oregon.gov/osp/missing/pages/missingpersons.aspx
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: No
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color, Date of Last Contact, and County Missing From
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? No
State Law Codes: Or. Stat. Rev. § 181A.300, et seq.
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.psp.pa.gov
Contains Public Information: No
Name: Yes
Picture: No
DOB: No
Gender: No
Race: No
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: NA
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: NA
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://dsp.pr.gov/NIE/Pages/default_new.aspx
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: No
Gender: No
Race: No
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: NA
Does state law require reporting of missing children? NA
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? NA
State Law Codes: NA
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://fusioncenter.ri.gov/missingchildren/index.php
Contains Public Information: No
Name: No
Picture: No
DOB: No
Gender: No
Race: No
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous:
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? No
State Law Codes: R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-28.8-3, et seq.
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.sled.sc.gov/fusion.html#missing
Contains Public Information: No
Name: No
Picture: No
DOB: No
Gender: No
Race: No
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: NA
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: S.C. Code Ann. § 23-3-210
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://atg.sd.gov/LawEnforcement/missingpersons/default.aspx
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: NA
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: S.D. Codified Laws § 22-19-14
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.tn.gov/tbi/tennessees-missing-children.html
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-10-201
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.dps.texas.gov/mpch
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. art. 63.001
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://bci.utah.gov/missing-persons/
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Utah Code Ann. §§ 26-2-27; 53-10-203
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://vsp.vermont.gov/unsolved/missing
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 20, § 1820
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.vsp.virginia.gov/MissingPersons.shtm
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: Va. Code Ann. §§ 52-32; 15.2-1718
- Missing Indigenous Person Alert System: Missing and Indigenous Persons Alerts (MIPA) are similar to Endangered Missing Persons Advisories except the missing person is identified as Indigenous (American Indian/Alaska Native).
- Washington State Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People (MMIW/P) Task Force
The Washington State Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People (MMIW/P) Task Force will assess systemic causes behind the high rate of disappearances and murders of indigenous women and people. The team will support the 21-member task force, and produce two reports to the Governor and Legislature in August 2022 and June 2023 to report the task force’s findings. The task force will include tribes and tribal organizations, as well as state and local policy makers. August 2022 Interim Report. - Washington State Patrol: Missing & Murdered Native American Women Report
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.wsp.wa.gov/crime/alerts-missing-persons/missing-persons
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: NA
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.wvsp.gov/missing-persons/Pages/default.aspx
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes
Gender: Yes
Race: No
Ethnicity: No
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? Yes
State Law Codes: W. Va. Code § 49-6-101, et seq.
- Wisconsin Department of Justice Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://www.missingpersons.doj.wi.gov/wisconsin-missing-persons
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: Yes
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? No
State Law Codes: NA
- University of Wyoming: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Statewide Report
- University of Wyoming: Wyoming Missing & Murdered Indigenous People Task Force 2023 Update
State Missing Person Clearinghouse
Link to Website: https://wyomingdci.wyo.gov/dci-homepage/missing-persons
Contains Public Information: Yes
Name: Yes
Picture: Yes
DOB: Yes (age only)
Gender: Yes
Race: Yes
Ethnicity: Yes
Tribal Affiliation: No
Other/Miscellaneous: Height, Weight, Hair and Eye Color
Does state law require reporting of missing children? No
Does state law require reporting of located missing children? No
State Law Codes: NA