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One consideration is that this type of data can't possibly answer the grandparents question, because we know that the rate of prosecution and conviction is rath
by PeterisP 5y ago
One consideration is that this type of data can't possibly answer the grandparents question, because we know that the rate of prosecution and conviction is rather unequal, so for any subpopulation "number of convicted criminals" can not be expected to be proportional to "number of crimes", if one of two groups has more convictions it does not imply that it actually has done more crime.
- HideousKojima 5y agoFortunately we have other sources of data such as the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The NCVS asks victims of crimes for details about the perpetrators (amongst many other things). The data aren't perfectly comparable due to how the studies are performed, the way things are categorized, etc., but the NCVS largely corroborates the FBI crime reports. Namely, that Blacks and Hispanics commit a hugely disproportionate amount of crime compared to Whites and Asians. https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/race-and-ethnicity-violent-crime-offenders-and-arrestees-2018 https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/race-and-ethnicity-...