In all, 1,821 Black women and girls were killed in 2020, the report said on Thursday.
This figure represents an additional 461 women and girls who were murdered in 2020 compared to 2019 -- more than one additional killing a day.
Black women and girls in the United States are four times more likely to die from violence than white or Hispanic women, while indigenous women and girls face the next-highest risk, according to the report.
In 2020, it added that about 75 percent of Black female homicide victims were killed with a gun.