Crime

Violent Crime Rates by Race

Violent Crime Rates by Race

In 2022, the murder rate among blacks is 653% higher than the murder rate for whites. The murder rate for Hispanics is 65% higher than for whites. Nor are those numbers that much of an outlier. From 1990 through 2022, the black murder rate average 569% higher than...

Only 22% of violent crimes are reported to the police

Only 22% of violent crimes are reported to the police

It is pretty simple to compare the number of crimes reported to police (here and here) to the estimated number of violent crimes recorded in the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). Over the five years from 2015 to 2019, the NCVS indicates that there were...

Do you wonder why Chicago has a high murder rate?: Chicago gunfight caught on camera shows gang members shoot into house, with police as witnesses, but prosecutors still released gang members

Do you wonder why Chicago has a high murder rate?: Chicago gunfight caught on camera shows gang members shoot into house, with police as witnesses, but prosecutors still released gang members

If you don't prosecute the few gang members police catch, guess what? You get more violent crime. More than 70 shell casings were found at the crime scene. Five men linked to a deadly gang-related shootout Friday in Austin were released from custody after prosecutors...

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