Homicide Type by Race, 1978-2007
All homicides
Victims
White Black Other
50.9% 46.9% 2.1%
Offenders
White Black Other
45.8% 52.2% 2.0%
Victim/offender relationship
victims
White black other
Intimate 56.6% 41.2% 2.2%
Family 60.7% 36.9% 2.4%
Infanticide 55.9% 41.6% 2.5%
Eldercide 69.2% 29.1% 1.6%
offenders
white black other
54.4% 43.4% 2.2%
59.2% 38.5% 2.3%
55.4% 42.1% 2.5%
54.5% 43.8% 1.6%
Circumstances
victims
white black other
Felony murder 54.7% 42.7% 2.6%
Sex related 66.9% 30.5% 2.5%
Drug related 37.4% 61.6% .9%
Gang related 57.5% 39.0% 3.5%
Argument 48.6% 49.3% 2.1%
Workplace 84.6% 12.2% 3.2%
offenders
white black other
39.1% 59.3% 1.6%
54.7% 43.4% 1.9%
33.9% 65.0% 1.1%
54.3% 41.2% 4.4%
46.8% 51.1% 2.2%
70.5% 26.7% 2.8%
Weapon
victims
white black other
Gun homicide 47.2% 50.9% 1.9%
Arson 58.9% 38.1% 2.9%
Poison 80.6% 16.9% 2.5%
offenders
white black other
41.9% 56.4% 1.7%
55.7% 42.0% 2.3%
79.8% 18.4% 1.8%
Although slightly less true now than before, most murders are intraracial
From 1976 to 2005 --
86% of white victims were killed by whites
94% of black victims were killed by blacks
The media loves to give us the final tally, (black people being 7% more likely to commit murder) yet never give you the whole story. The full details of these murders tells you much more about a culture than a final percentage. based on the statistics involving relationship murders, apparently many white people are not buying into the "family values" rhetoric that many on the neo-cons like to speak about.
All homicides
Victims
White Black Other
50.9% 46.9% 2.1%
Offenders
White Black Other
45.8% 52.2% 2.0%
Victim/offender relationship
victims
White black other
Intimate 56.6% 41.2% 2.2%
Family 60.7% 36.9% 2.4%
Infanticide 55.9% 41.6% 2.5%
Eldercide 69.2% 29.1% 1.6%
offenders
white black other
54.4% 43.4% 2.2%
59.2% 38.5% 2.3%
55.4% 42.1% 2.5%
54.5% 43.8% 1.6%
Circumstances
victims
white black other
Felony murder 54.7% 42.7% 2.6%
Sex related 66.9% 30.5% 2.5%
Drug related 37.4% 61.6% .9%
Gang related 57.5% 39.0% 3.5%
Argument 48.6% 49.3% 2.1%
Workplace 84.6% 12.2% 3.2%
offenders
white black other
39.1% 59.3% 1.6%
54.7% 43.4% 1.9%
33.9% 65.0% 1.1%
54.3% 41.2% 4.4%
46.8% 51.1% 2.2%
70.5% 26.7% 2.8%
Weapon
victims
white black other
Gun homicide 47.2% 50.9% 1.9%
Arson 58.9% 38.1% 2.9%
Poison 80.6% 16.9% 2.5%
offenders
white black other
41.9% 56.4% 1.7%
55.7% 42.0% 2.3%
79.8% 18.4% 1.8%
Although slightly less true now than before, most murders are intraracial
From 1976 to 2005 --
86% of white victims were killed by whites
94% of black victims were killed by blacks
The media loves to give us the final tally, (black people being 7% more likely to commit murder) yet never give you the whole story. The full details of these murders tells you much more about a culture than a final percentage. based on the statistics involving relationship murders, apparently many white people are not buying into the "family values" rhetoric that many on the neo-cons like to speak about.