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 | Federal Data Sources & Reports | Tribal & State Task Forces, Data & 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.

Reporting & Investigating Missing Persons: A Background Paper on How to Frame the Issue. 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.
Journal of Federal Law and Practice issues. 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

Dept. of State Annual Trafficking in Persons Report. 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.
National Human Trafficking Hotline. 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.
Dept. of Justice, National Institute of Justice grant award. In fiscal year 2021, NIJ made a five-year grant award to a coalition for Indigenous-led Research on Sex Trafficking among Native Americans in the Northern Great Plains. The findings will be used to create initiatives to prevent sex trafficking of Native Americans and to identify survivors and connect them with systems of care.

Extractive Industries

Dept. of State, The Link Between Extractive Industries and Sex Trafficking. 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

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
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).

National Crime Information Center’s (NCIC’s) Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics
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)

National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
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

National Institute of Justice
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
- NIJ's Tribal Crime and Justice portfolio page
- The Violence Against AI/AN Women National Baseline Study, mandated by the Violence Against Women Act, is looking at the health, wellness and safety of AI/AN women living in Indian Country and Alaska Native communities.
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.

National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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. NamUs publishes monthly trend data of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) missing person cases.

Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP)
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

National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS)
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.

National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS)
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.

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
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.

Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS)
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

NativeDATA: 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://www.navajommdr.com
Yakama Nation, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Committee: http://www.yakamanationnsn.gov/council.php
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.

State Reports and Documents

Alabama

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Alabama
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 (age only)
Gender	Yes
Race	Yes
Ethnicity	Yes
Tribal Affiliation	No
Other/Miscellaneous
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.

Alaska

University of Alaska Anchorage - Alaska Justice Information Center: Homicide in Alaska 1976-2016 Report
Alaska Department of Public Safety: Missing Persons Presentation
Jessica Hager UNT: National Missing and Unidentified Persons System Presentation

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Alaska
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
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

Arizona

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Arizona
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

Arkansas

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Arkansas
Link to Website	https://www.neverforgotten.ar.gov/
Contains Public Information	Yes
Name	Yes
Picture	Yes
DOB	Yes-age only (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.

California

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	California
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.

Colorado

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 Clearinghouses

State	Colorado
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

Connecticut

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Connecticut
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

Delaware

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Delaware
Link to Website	https://dsp.delaware.gov/
Contains Public Information	Yes
Name	Yes
Picture	Yes
DOB	Yes-age only (age only)
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?	Yes
State law codes	Del. Code Ann. tit. 11, § 8542 et seq.

District of Columbia

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	District of Columbia
Link to Website	https://missing.dc.gov/
Contains Public Information	Yes
Name	Yes
Picture	Yes
DOB	Yes-age only (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

Florida

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Florida
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.

Georgia

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Georgia
Link to Website	https://gbi.georgia.gov/cases/missing-persons
Contains Public Information	Yes
Name	Yes
Picture	Yes
DOB	Yes-age only (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

Hawaii

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Hawaii
Link to Website	http://ag.hawaii.gov/cpja/mcch/
Contains Public Information	Yes
Name	Yes
Picture	Yes
DOB	Yes-age only (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	Haw. Rev. Stat. § 577-27

Idaho

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 Clearinghouses

State	Idaho
Link to Website	https://isp.idaho.gov/bci/missing-persons/
Contains Public Information	Yes
Name	Yes
Picture	Yes
DOB	Yes-age only (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.

Illinois

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Illinois
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 Color
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

Indiana

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Indiana
Link to Website	https://www.in.gov/isp/mcmea/missing-person-bulletin/
Contains Public Information	No
Name	Yes
Picture	No
DOB	Yes-age only (age only)
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?	Yes
State law codes	Ind. Code §§ 10-13-5-35; 10-13-5-4

Iowa

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Iowa
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 (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

Kansas

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 Clearinghouses

State	Kansas
Link to Website	https://www.kbi.ks.gov/MissingPersons/
Contains Public Information	Yes
Name	Yes
Picture	Yes
DOB	Yes-age only (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

Kentucky

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Kentucky
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
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.

Louisiana

State of Louisiana Executive Department: Governor's Task Force on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Louisiana
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

Maine

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Maine
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
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.

Maryland

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Maryland
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.

Massachusetts

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Massachusetts
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
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

Michigan

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Michigan
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 (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

Minnesota Task Force on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: Report to the Minnesota Legislature

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Minnesota
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.

Mississippi

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Mississippi
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
Does state law require reporting of missing children?	Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children?	Yes
State law codes

Missouri

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Missouri
Link to Website	https://apps.mshp.dps.mo.gov/MSHPWeb/ PatrolDivisions/MIAC/Units/MissingPersons JuvenileUnit/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

Montana Attorney General’s Office: Missing Persons in Montana Analyzing the Numbers
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 Clearinghouses

State	Montana
Link to Website	https://app.doj.mt.gov/apps/missingPerson Database/search/
Contains Public Information	Yes
Name	Yes
Picture	Yes
DOB	Yes-age only (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.

Nebraska

Prevalence of Missing Native American Women and Children in Nebraska; Barriers to Reporting and Investigating; and Opportunities for Partnerships: LB154 Report

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Nebraska
Link to Website	https://statepatrol.nebraska.gov/services/missing-persons
Contains Public Information	Yes
Name	Yes
Picture	Yes
DOB	Yes-age only (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

Neveda

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Nevada
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

New Hampshire

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	New Hampshire
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.

New Jersey

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	New Jersey
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

New Mexico Indian Affairs Department:Report on Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	New Mexico
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.

New York

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	New York
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

North Carolina

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	North Carolina
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
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.

North Dakota

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	North Dakota
Link to Website	https://ndresponse.gov/alert
Contains Public Information	Yes
Name	Yes
Picture	Yes
DOB	Yes-age only (age only)
Gender	Yes
Race	Yes
Ethnicity	Yes
Tribal Affiliation	Yes
Other/Miscellaneous	Height, weight, hair, eye color and other notable
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

Ohio

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Ohio
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 (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

Oklahoma

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Oklahoma
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
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

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 Clearinghouses

State	Oregon
Link to Website	https://www.oregon.gov/osp/missing/pages /missingpersons.aspx
Contains Public Information	Yes
Name	Yes
Picture	No
DOB	Yes-age only (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.

Pennsylvania

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Pennsylvannia
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
Does state law require reporting of missing children?	Yes
Does state law require reporting of located missing children?	Yes
State law codes

Puerto Rico

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Puerto Rico
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
Does state law require reporting of missing children?
Does state law require reporting of located missing children?
State law codes

Rhode Island

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Rhode Island
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.

South Carolina

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	South Carolina
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
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

South Dakota

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	South Dakota
Link to Website	https://atg.sd.gov/LawEnforcement/missingpersons /default.aspx
Contains Public Information	Yes
Name	Yes
Picture	Yes
DOB	Yes-age only (age only)
Gender	Yes
Race	Yes
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?	Yes
State law codes	S.D. Codified Laws § 22-19-14

Tennessee

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Tennessee
Link to Website	https://www.tn.gov/tbi/tennessees-missing-children.html
Contains Public Information	Yes
Name	Yes
Picture	Yes
DOB	Yes-age only (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

Texas

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Texas
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

Utah

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Utah
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

Vermont

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Vermont
Link to Website	https://vsp.vermont.gov/unsolved/missing
Contains Public Information	Yes
Name	Yes
Picture	Yes
DOB	Yes-age only (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

Virginia

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Virgina
Link to Website	https://www.vsp.virginia.gov/MissingPersons.shtm
Contains Public Information	Yes
Name	Yes
Picture	Yes
DOB	Yes-age only (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

Washington

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 Clearinghouses

State	Washington
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 (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

West Virginia

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	West Virgina
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

Wisconsin Department of Justice Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Wisconsin
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

Wyoming

University of Wyoming: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Statewide Report

University of Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center: Missing and Murdered Indigenous People in Wyoming Key Findings

State Missing Person Clearinghouses

State	Wyoming
Link to Website	https://wyomingdci.wyo.gov/dci-homepage/missing-persons
Contains Public Information	Yes
Name	Yes
Picture	Yes
DOB	Yes-age only (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

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