I want to make a general comment about this. I don't direct this to you, personally. I bring it up because it's a common talking point in certain pllitical lean

I want to make a general comment about this. I don't direct this to you, personally. I bring it up because it's a common talking point in certain pllitical leanings: the idea that race is a factor in crime (specifically, that black Americans commit more crime). It's an opportunity for media and staistics literacy. I'm glad that most of the sister comments here recognize the issue. Let's say there is a racial disparity in crime. Assuming it's true, the reasons are either intrinsic or extrinsic. Intrinsic reasons (eg a certain group being fundamentally more violent) are racist arguments. Extrinsic reasons mean there is some other factor not accounted for in the day. This brings us to the confounding variable [1]. There is some other factor that creates this disparity. And that factor, which other commenters have correctly identified, is poverty (ie socioeconomic status). The link between poverty and crime has been known for, quite literally, thousands of years. Aristotle is known for saying "Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime". This fact is often overlooked in modern political discourse. I bring this up in case anyone encounters this argumment in the wild. [1]: https://www.scribbr.com/methodology/confounding-variables/ https://www.scribbr.com/methodology/confounding-variables/