In a 2007 study by the D.O.J., it was shown that 64% of female homicides were committed by the victim’s intimate partner or a family member. Only 10% of female homicide cases were committed by a stranger. Black women were 2 times more likely than white women to be killed by their spouse, and 4 times more likely to be killed by a boyfriend or girlfriend. The same study showed men are more likely than women are to be killed by someone they do not know, with 29% of male homicide cases in 2007 being committed by a stranger.

Another important topic to note is that according to a 2019 F.B.I. report, violent crime rates have actually been decreasing over the past 10 years, contrary to what many believe. However, when it comes to crime clearances, in 2019 only 61.4% of murder cases resulted in an arrest, whereas the same category had a clearance rate of 66.6% per the 2009 report. The independent organization Arrest Trends analyzed the FBI's Uniform Crime Report publications each year since 1964 and found that between 1964 and 2018 clearances for homicides in the United States decreased by 30.28%. 

This data only means something when we remember that it only accounts for reported crimes. There are many persons considered missing who are no longer alive as a result of foul play. Until their remains are found or there is substantial evidence to make an arrest, they will remain excluded from the data falsely inflating the already low number of cleared cases. We aren't sharing this information to speak poorly of law enforcement. It could be said that the burden of proof needed to make an arrest has become harder to reach, and with that, we will hopefully see that the number of those wrongfully convicted of crimes will decrease in the future. We are sharing these statistics because we believe everyone needs to know the facts when it comes to who is most likely to be a victim, who is most likely to be the perpetrator, and where cases are going unsolved in order to make a safer and more just world for everyone.