Aggregate dataset for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri, derived from public PACER records via the RECAP Archive. Released under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Direct download
data.json — full aggregate, JSON format
Contains stats (totals, chapter distribution, year/month time series) and cases (case-level metadata records).
Schema overview
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
stats.total_cases | int | Total case count in the dataset |
stats.by_chapter | object | Case count by Bankruptcy Code chapter (7, 11, 13, etc.) |
stats.by_year | object | Filings by calendar year |
stats.by_month | object | Filings by year-month (last 24 months) |
stats.date_range | object | First/last filing date covered |
cases[] | array | Per-case metadata: case number, chapter, filing date, status |
Underlying source
Data is harvested from CourtListener / RECAP Archive, which mirrors public PACER records. For docket-level detail and full filing histories, use the Open Bankruptcy Project case index for W.D. Mo..
Citation
If you use this dataset, please cite: Open Bankruptcy Project (2026). W.D. Mo. Bankruptcy Filings — Aggregate Statistics. Released under CC BY-SA 4.0. https://mowbankruptcy.org/data/