Gian Maria Campedelli, research scientist at Fondazione Bruno Kessler in Italy, discusses his research article, “Homicides Involving Black Victims are less likely to be Cleared in the United States.” Drawing upon three databases the FBI’s national incident-based reporting system (NIBRS) and the Murder Accountability Project (MAP), Campedelli found that homicides with Black victims were between 3.4% and 4.8% less likely to be solved by police.

Gian Maria Campedelli, a research scientist in the mobile and social computing lab at Fondazione Bruno Kessler in Italy, on his article, “Homicides Involving Black Victims are less likely to be Cleared in the United States.” May 8, 2024.