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pbmus

(12,422 posts) Sat Mar 24, 2018, 05:17 PM Mar 2018

African Americans were 55% of victims of gun homicide (2010), but 13% of the population.

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African Americans were 55% of victims of gun homicide (2010), but 13% of the population. (Original Post) pbmus Mar 2018 OP

They were also about 52% of the offenders in homicide cases. EX500rider Mar 2018 #1

Since the NRA says more guns is the solution, ... Binkie The Clown Mar 2018 #2

Yet it took 17 deaths in Florida to get protests started across the country MichMan Mar 2018 #3

Awesome! ProudLib72 Mar 2018 #4

EX500rider

(10,849 posts)

1. They were also about 52% of the offenders in homicide cases.

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Sat Mar 24, 2018, 05:32 PM

Mar 2018

According to the US Department of Justice, African Americans accounted for 52.5% of all homicide offenders from 1980 to 2008.
Since most murder is committed against same race the 55% victim stat is unsurprising but sad.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_crime_in_the_United_States#Homicide