About the MMIR office
The scope of the epidemic
Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people are far more likely to experience violence, be murdered, or go missing compared to other demographic groups in Minnesota.
Although they make up just one percent of the state's population, Indigenous women and girls made up 10 percent of the missing women in the state last year. 716 Indigenous persons went missing in Minnesota that same year, 57 percent (405) were women.
From 2010 through 2018, eight percent of all murdered women and girls in Minnesota were American Indian.
From 27 to 54 American Indian women and girls in Minnesota were missing in any given month from 2012 to 2020.
How the MMIR office is working to help
- Support and guide MMIR-impacted families during a law enforcement investigation.
- Facilitate communication between investigators, survivors and family members.
- Connect victims and families with victim services professionals, mental health services, support groups and crime victim advocates.
- Help develop and distribute missing persons materials.
- Support efforts to raise awareness of MMIR cases within Minnesota.
- Training and technical assistance for law enforcement on how to handle MMIR cases.
- Educate the general public and raise awareness of the MMIR epidemic.
- Conduct violence prevention work with youth across Minnesota.