186
DOCUMENTED CASES
PUBLIC FORENSIC DATABASE / WASHINGTON, D.C.
WASHINGTON D.C. DATABASE FOR MISSING AND MURDERED BLACK WOMEN
A public case database and spatial research platform documenting missing and murdered Black women and girls in Washington, D.C.
DATABASE STATUS
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WASHINGTON, D.C. / 38.9072° N, 77.0369° W
1961–2025
YEARS DOCUMENTED
70.5%
WITHIN 2 KM OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY
7.46
CASES PER KM / SUITLAND PARKWAY
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RESEARCH INITIATIVE
ABOUT DEADLINING
Deadlining investigates how missing and murdered Black women become obscured within systems of urban redevelopment, jurisdiction, reporting, and public memory.
THE FINDING
Documented cases cluster within liminal zones of urban redevelopment and jurisdictional invisibility.
GEOGRAPHY OF INVISIBILITY
The highest documented case density occurred along Suitland Parkway, where redevelopment is transforming a corridor long shaped by displacement.
WHY WE EXIST
To close critical gaps in missing and murdered persons data through an accessible forensic database supporting investigation, research, and informed public awareness.