New Public Updates on CaseTrace: Browse Cases by State, City, and Recently Added Flyers

CaseTrace has been growing quickly, and over the last few days we have started adding more public-facing tools to make the platform easier to explore, easier to share, and more useful for people trying to keep missing-person cases visible.

The mission has not changed:

Share the flyer. Check the source. Avoid rumors.

CaseTrace is still built around responsible missing-person awareness. It is not a speculation platform. It is not meant to replace law enforcement. It is meant to help the public find and share missing-person information more carefully, while keeping cases connected to available source information.

One of the biggest areas we have been focused on recently is making it easier for people to browse cases by location.

Browse Missing-Person Flyers by State

CaseTrace now has a public state directory where visitors can browse missing-person flyers by state.

You can view it here:

https://casetraceapp.com/cases

This page gives people a simpler way to explore cases across the country without having to rely only on a social media feed or a single search box.

Missing-person awareness is often local. Someone in Ohio may want to see cases from Ohio. Someone in Washington may care about cases in their region. Someone who moved away from their hometown may still want to keep an eye on missing-person cases from that area.

The state directory is designed to make that easier.

Instead of every case feeling buried in one large database, visitors can start with a state and narrow their attention from there.

City-Level Browsing

We have also started building out city-level pages connected to the state pages.

That means a visitor can go from a state page into a more local city view when cases are available.

For example:

https://casetraceapp.com/cases/ohio https://casetraceapp.com/cases/ohio/columbus

This matters because missing-person cases often depend on local visibility. A case from Columbus may need to be seen by people in Columbus. A case from Moses Lake may need to reach people in and around that community.

The goal is simple: make it easier for people to find cases connected to places they know.

Some cases receive national attention. Others barely make it outside their own town. CaseTrace is trying to help close that visibility gap by giving cases a clearer public place to live and be shared.

Cleaner State Pages

As we started adding state and city browsing, we also noticed that some pages could get crowded when a state had many cities listed.

So we have been working on cleaning that up.

Instead of showing every city all at once in a messy list, state pages are being adjusted so city browsing feels cleaner and easier to use. The goal is to make the experience less overwhelming, especially on mobile.

A missing-person awareness tool should be easy to use in real life. People may be checking it quickly from a phone, sharing a flyer to Facebook, or looking for a case they saw earlier. The layout needs to help them act, not slow them down.

Recently Added Flyers

Another public update is the addition of a Recently Added section.

This gives visitors a place to see newer missing-person flyers that have been added to CaseTrace.

The idea is simple: cases should not disappear just because the feed moves on.

Recently added flyers give people another way to discover cases that may need attention now, while still encouraging responsible sharing.

Every flyer represents someone who is loved, missed, and still deserves to be seen.

Why These Updates Matter

These updates may seem simple, but they are important for how CaseTrace is meant to work.

Missing-person information is often scattered across agency posts, social media, news articles, flyers, and databases. Some posts get shared widely. Others disappear quickly. Some cases become headlines. Others never reach enough people outside their immediate community.

CaseTrace is being built to give missing-person flyers a more organized public home.

That means:

Cases can be easier to find by state. Local cases can be easier to discover by city. Newly added flyers can stay visible. Public sharing can stay connected to source information. People can help without adding rumors or speculation.

The goal is not to make missing-person cases feel like content.

The goal is to help people take responsible action.

Built for the Public, With Agencies in Mind

CaseTrace is also continuing to develop tools with agencies and public safety partners in mind.

The public-facing updates are part of that larger direction. If a case page is easier for the public to share, easier to find by location, and easier to keep connected to source information, then it can better support families, communities, and agencies trying to keep important information visible.

As the platform grows, agency-focused tools are also being explored, including verified case pages, case status updates, correction review, and more flexible poster options for agencies that want to use their own official formatting or letterhead.

The goal is to support existing public information efforts, not replace them.

A Simple Challenge

Take a moment today and browse the state directory.

Choose one missing-person flyer to view.

If you share it, share it responsibly.

No rumors. No theories. No speculation.

Just the flyer, the source, and the reminder that behind every missing-person case is a real person — and someone still waiting for answers.

Browse cases by state: https://casetraceapp.com/cases

View recently added flyers: https://casetraceapp.com/recently-added

Explore all cases: https://casetraceapp.com/explore

Share the flyer. Check the source. Avoid rumors.

Explore CaseTrace

Browse the live case feed, search the Explore page, or open a flyer to share a case responsibly.