Amelia Schafer
ICT
New data from the Federal Bureau of Investigations released on May 5 showcases declining rates of missing American Indian and Alaska Native people in 2025. The data’s release falls on the National Day of Remembrance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People.
According to the new data, 9,687 American Indian and Alaska Native individuals were reported missing in 2025 alone. Nationwide, 498,038 individuals were reported missing, meaning just under 2 percent of all missing people in 2025 were American Indian and Alaska Native – population groups that make up just 2 percent of the United State’s population.
As of April 19, only 256 of the 9,687 individuals were still missing.
The data reflects a decrease in instances of missing American Indian and Alaska Native people from 2024, when 10,248 American Indian and Alaska Native people were reported missing. By the end of 2024, only 233 of these cases were still active, according to the FBI’s 2024 datasheet.
A majority of missing American Indian and Alaska Native individuals were women, making up 5,303 of the 9,687 cases. Further, a majority of the women reported missing were under 18 years old.
Roughly 64 percent of missing American Indian and Alaska Native individuals were under 18.
Only 792 of the cases were marked as “endangered,” and 126 were marked as “involuntary” disappearances.
Data comes from the FBI’s National Crime Information Center. The release comes just six days after FBI Director Kash Patel visited members of the Fort Peck Sioux Tribe in Montana.