November 19, 2015 Ryan Roemerman Criminal Justice & Safety, Laws and Policies, Research Congressional Forum to Investigate 'Epidemic of Violence' Against Trans People November 19, 2015 Ryan Roemerman Criminal Justice & Safety, Laws and Policies, Research To date, 21 trans women have been murdered in the United States since January, almost double the number of trans murders in all of 2014. Most of this year's victims were trans women of color.