Probability of Black homicide
case clearance relative to
non-Black cases
National
incident-based
reporting
system
Murder
Accountability
Project
Equal to
non-Black
probability
Model A
Model B
Model A
Model B
–1%
–2%
–3%
–3.4%
–4.1%
–4%
–4.4%
–4.8%
lower
–5%
There were 14,000 Black homicide
victims in 2021. In a group this size,
there are 672 excess uncleared cases
attributable to the victim's race.
672 uncleared
Black homicide cases
.
An estimate out of 14,000 Black homicides,
equal to the 2021 US total
Probability of Black homicide case
clearance relative to non-Black cases
Murder
Accountability
Project
National
incident-based
reporting system
Equal to
non-Black
probability
Model A
Model B
Model A
Model B
–1%
–2%
–3%
–3.4%
–4%
–4.1%
–4.4%
–4.8%
lower
–5%
There were 14,000 Black homicide victims
in 2021. In a group this size, there are 672
excess uncleared cases attributable to the
victim's race.
672 uncleared
Black homicide cases
.
An estimate out of 14,000 Black homicides,
equal to the 2021 US total
Probability of Black homicide case
clearance relative to non-Black cases
Murder
Accountability
Project
National
incident-based
reporting system
Equal to
non-Black
probability
Model A
Model B
Model A
Model B
–1%
–2%
–3%
–3.4%
–4%
–4.1%
–4.4%
–4.8%
lower
–5%
There were 14,000 Black homicide victims in
2021. In a group this size, there are 672 excess
uncleared cases attributable to the
victim's race.
672 uncleared
Black homicide cases
.
An estimate out of 14,000 Black homicides,
equal to the 2021 US total
Probability of Black homicide case
clearance relative to non-Black cases
Murder
Accountability
Project
National
incident-based
reporting system
Equal to
non-Black
probability
Model A
Model B
Model A
Model B
–1%
–2%
–3%
–3.4%
–4%
–4.1%
–4.4%
–4.8%
lower
–5%
There were 14,000 Black homicide victims in 2021. In a group this size,
there are 672 excess uncleared cases attributable to the victim's race.
672 uncleared
Black homicide cases
.
An estimate out of 14,000 Black homicides,
equal to the 2021 US total
Probability of Black homicide case
clearance relative to non-Black cases
Murder
Accountability
Project
National
incident-based
reporting system
Equal to
non-Black
probability
Model A
Model B
Model A
Model B
–1%
–2%
–3%
–3.4%
–4%
–4.1%
–4.4%
–4.8%
lower
–5%
There were 14,000 Black homicide victims in 2021. In a group this size,
there are 672 excess uncleared cases attributable to the victim's race.
672 uncleared
Black homicide cases
.
An estimate out of 14,000 Black homicides,
equal to the 2021 US total