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Edited by im am b0red:
12/6/2013 2:13:49 AM
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African Americans in the States
I am simply sharing something I found online that I found interesting. The post below is not written by me so put away the pitchforks. I have bolded the interesting part.
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[u][b]In terms of crime, black americans commit 32.9% of crime in the united states, despite only compromising 16.3% of the U.S. population http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cvus06.pdf
in terms of unemployment rates, blacks consistently score higher than any other race or minority, by a long shot. http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat05.pdf
Just drawing from 2005 as an example, 7999 blacks die on an annual basis, 93% of which died from violence from other blacks. No other race or minority, again, even comes close to those numbers http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2013/jul/17/tweets/look-statistic-blacks-and-murder
In terms of prison populations, blacks compromise 39.4% of prison population, while only compromising 16.3% of the population http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_the_United_States
In terms of welfare statistics, blacks compromise 39.8% of welfare recipients while, again, only being 16.3% of the population[/b][/u]
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TL;DR: Read the underlined bold print.
Thoughts flood?
Edited down to just the stats because people were getting distracted.
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3 Replies[quote]In terms of crime, black americans commit 32.9% of crime in the united states, despite only compromising 16.3% of the U.S. population[/quote] Presumptuous statement. This implies all who commit crimes are incarcerated at an equal rate at which they commit crimes. Blacks may be incarcerated in 32% of the crimes but this does not mean they commit 32% of the crimes. Many factors could go into this result. Racial profiling being one of them, the statistics of the stop and frisk session show how severe it can be. [quote]in terms of unemployment rates, blacks consistently score higher than any other race or minority, by a long shot. [/quote] There are many variables that go into this statistic such as the fact that the amount of blacks living in poverty is much higher than whites. Life is harder for someone in poverty for many reasons. The stress of the situation alone can greatly impact academic performance. Many times there is a gang culture in poorer areas and peers pressure each other into criminal activities like selling drugs. Black communities need to have leaders who advocate they stop this cycle. The rest are for the same reasons. What are you trying to show OP? Because all you're showing me is that something needs to be done about the socioeconomic situations and there needs to be cultural changes in the communities where crime is more prevalent.
