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Are you sure this is accurate? Blacks account for over 50% of homicides despite being 14% of the population: http://i.imgur.com/tOTcCRH.jpg http://i.imgur.com/t

Are you sure this is accurate? Blacks account for over 50% of homicides despite being 14% of the population: http://i.imgur.com/tOTcCRH.jpg http://i.imgur.com/tOTcCRH.jpg I'm not saying "all blacks commit crime", but statistically it seems that black crime is disproportionate for their numbers.

matthewmacleod 11y ago
Yes, I'm sure it's accurate, assuming we're talking about the US. Didn't you read the source I supplied? It's quite clearly stated there, and I'm fairly sure the FBI's numbers are accurate. The graph you linked to doesn't say what you claim it does – although it does point out the extent of intraracial crime in the black community. Despite that, you are correct that people identifying as "Black or African American" are about 52% of homicide arrests. That's an entirely different statistic. The fact remains: whatever ethnic bias exists within crime figures, the statement "Most criminals are in fact black" is categorically incorrect, and basically the epitome of crass, racist statements.
- steveeq1 11y ago
  How is this even possible though. Don't blacks comprise a disproportionate part of the prison population?
  - dllthomas 11y ago
    It's plenty possible with disparities in sentencing. If one group tends to spend 2x the time another group does in prison for the same crime, and the crime rates and population size were identical, in a steady state prison populations would be made up of twice as many of the former group.
- necessity 11y ago
  Statistics are not racist just because liberals don't like them, nor are inaccurate statements. It's said that people avoid discussing an issue (a very small portion of the population commits the majority of the crimes, proportionally) because of fear of being accused of racism, even though no one said anything racist such as "they are criminals _because_ they are black". Liberal media goes further and avoids reporting black on white crimes ( majority of interracial crimes) and makes scandals on white on black crimes. Of course if the vast majority of the population is white, in absolute numbers there will be more white criminals, and more white X. Now take proportions into account.

matthewmacleod 11y ago

Yes, I'm sure it's accurate, assuming we're talking about the US. Didn't you read the source I supplied? It's quite clearly stated there, and I'm fairly sure the FBI's numbers are accurate. The graph you linked to doesn't say what you claim it does – although it does point out the extent of intraracial crime in the black community. Despite that, you are correct that people identifying as "Black or African American" are about 52% of homicide arrests. That's an entirely different statistic. The fact remains: whatever ethnic bias exists within crime figures, the statement "Most criminals are in fact black" is categorically incorrect, and basically the epitome of crass, racist statements.

steveeq1 11y ago
How is this even possible though. Don't blacks comprise a disproportionate part of the prison population?
- dllthomas 11y ago
  It's plenty possible with disparities in sentencing. If one group tends to spend 2x the time another group does in prison for the same crime, and the crime rates and population size were identical, in a steady state prison populations would be made up of twice as many of the former group.
necessity 11y ago
Statistics are not racist just because liberals don't like them, nor are inaccurate statements. It's said that people avoid discussing an issue (a very small portion of the population commits the majority of the crimes, proportionally) because of fear of being accused of racism, even though no one said anything racist such as "they are criminals _because_ they are black". Liberal media goes further and avoids reporting black on white crimes ( majority of interracial crimes) and makes scandals on white on black crimes. Of course if the vast majority of the population is white, in absolute numbers there will be more white criminals, and more white X. Now take proportions into account.