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Bureau of Justice Assistance

Located under the U.S. Department of Justice

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Nov 4, 2025
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In 2025, how many black people were killed by another black person in a drive-by, only the drive-by

The specific figure asked — how many Black people were killed by another Black person in a drive‑by in 2025 — is not available in the provided datasets or documents; no source among the materials revi...

Dec 21, 2025
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What is the percentage of black violent crime?

The share of violent crime attributed to Black people depends on the measure used: arrest-based data from the FBI and compiled reporting show Black people account for roughly a quarter to a third of v...

Nov 22, 2025
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How do US crime rates compare across racial and ethnic groups when age and income are controlled?

Research that controls for age and income finds that racial and ethnic differences in crime rates shrink but do not universally disappear; studies show socioeconomic factors—poverty, unemployment, edu...

Dec 16, 2025

how many ocnvicted rapists are there

Official statistics show a vast gap between assaults and convictions: RAINN and related compilations estimate that for every 1,000 rapes only about 7 felony convictions occur, or — by other measures —...

Dec 15, 2025

How do demographic factors such as age and race affect murder rates in US cities in 2025?

Age is a dominant predictor of homicide risk: males aged roughly 15–44 — especially 15–24 — carry the highest homicide victimization and offending rates in U.S. data . Race and ethnicity show sharp di...

Nov 17, 2025

. Yet with a population of only 13%, they commit 25% of violent crimes. In 2022 according to Factually “The murder rate among black individuals was reported 653% higher than whites in 2022”.

The claim mixes several empirical points that appear across the sources: Black people are about 13–14% of the U.S. population and are reported in many datasets as a larger share of certain violent-cri...

Nov 10, 2025

Are AK-47 style rifles commonly used in U.S. violent crime statistics?

AK-47–style rifles are in U.S. violent crime overall; the bulk of firearm crime is committed with handguns, while rifles of all types account for a small single-digit share of homicides and violent in...