Data
Archive Statistics
These figures are computed directly from the 282 cases currently documented in this archive — they describe this archive's coverage, not a comprehensive accounting of every unsolved case involving a Black victim in the United States. Coverage here reflects what has been researched and verified so far, not the true scale of these cases nationally.
282Cases Documented
43States Represented
33Avg. Years Unresolved
9Cases Linked to a Series
Cases by Decade
The killing or disappearance date for each case, grouped by decade.
1860s2
1870s1
1880s2
1890s1
1900s5
1910s5
1920s5
1930s3
1940s8
1950s16
1960s34
1970s10
1980s4
1990s3
2000s14
2010s107
2020s62
Cases by State
Where each case took place, ranked by count.
Mississippi21
Texas21
CA18
Ohio15
Louisiana14
New York14
Florida13
Georgia13
Washington, D.C.12
North Carolina12
Alabama11
Illinois11
Indiana8
Michigan8
Minnesota8
Missouri8
Virginia7
New Jersey6
Pennsylvania6
Maryland5
South Carolina5
Kentucky4
Oklahoma4
Washington4
WI4
Arkansas3
Colorado3
Iowa3
Tennessee3
AZ2
Delaware2
Oregon2
Utah2
AK1
CT1
Kansas1
Massachusetts1
ND1
Nebraska1
NM1
NV1
West Virginia1
Wyoming1
Case Type
Homicide265
Missing Persons17
Timespan
The earliest case currently documented is John Allen (1864, Iowa). The most recent is Da'Quain Johnson (2026, Michigan) — a span of 162 years.
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