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Black murder rates in the US

The claim that there is a single percentage that a Black person will commit murder in the United States, and the available data on homicide victimization rates and offender counts by race.

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Feb 1, 2026
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What are the usa crime statistics by race?

crime statistics by race show complex, sometimes contradictory patterns: in raw arrest counts whites make up the largest share of arrests, but represented relative to population for many serious crime...

Feb 4, 2026

Do african americans really commit the a higher percentage of murders than caucasian americans?

Federal crime data show that, in many recent years and in the subset of homicides where the offender’s race is reported, Black or African American individuals have accounted for a larger share of know...

Feb 4, 2026

How do per‑capita police killing rates compare across racial groups (2015–2024) by age and sex?

from 2015–2024 show clear racial disparities: Black Americans have faced the highest per‑person risk (about 6.2 deaths per million per year), Hispanic Americans an intermediate elevated rate (≈2.8 per...

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