The true number of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in the United States is unknown. There is no state or federal tracking database, and many go unreported due to a distrust of law enforcement. Native American women and girls face murder rates almost three times that of White women overall — and up to 10 times the national average in certain locations, according to a 2021 summary of the existing research by the National Congress of American Indians. More than 80% have experienced violence.
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This publication was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-22-GG-00914-MUMU awarded by the Office on Violence against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in the publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
