Originally Posted by Taichiliberal View Post
And where is the information that supports the subject title of this thread?
Arrests, by Race, 2011
In 2011, 69.2 percent of all individuals arrested were white, 28.4 percent were black, and 2.4 percent were of other races.
Of all juveniles (individuals under the age of 18) arrested in 2011 in the nation, 65.7 percent were white, 32.0 percent were black, and 2.3 percent were of other races.
Nearly 70 percent (69.7) of all adults (18 years of age and over) arrested in 2011 were white, 27.9 percent were black, and 2.3 percent were of other races.
White individuals were arrested more often for violent crimes than individuals of any other race, accounting for 59.4 percent of those arrests.
The percentages of white adults and black adults arrested for murder were similar, with 48.2 percent being white, and 49.4 percent being black.
Juveniles who were black accounted for 51.4 percent of juvenile arrests for violent crimes.
Juveniles who were white accounted for 62.4 percent of juvenile arrests for property crimes.
Of the juveniles arrested for driving under the influence, 91.6 percent were white.
Juveniles who were white accounted for 72.9 percent of the persons under 18 who were arrested for arson in 2011.
Ill try this once more, and only once more. . .
The population of the U.S. according to the US census of 2010 is 308,745,538.
12.4% are identified as 'Black or African American alone'.
308,745,538 * 0.126 = 38,901,937.79 black individuals living in America on record. Almost 40 million.
72.4% are identified as 'White alone'.
308,745,538 * 0.724 = 223,531,769.5 white individuals living in America on record. About 223.5 million.
According to the FBI database for 2011 crimes, the following were arrested, organized by race:
White: 6,578,133. 6.6 Million white people arrested.
Black: 2,697,539. 2.7 Million black people arrested.
Now, this is where it gets tricky, you see. To obtain the percentage of a given datagroup arrested you must divide the amount arrested by the total population.
First white people.
6,578,133 / 223,531,769.5 = 0.0294. 2.94% of white people in America on record were arrested in 2011.
Now black people.
2,697,539 / 38,901,937.79 = 0.0693. 6.93% of black people in America on record were arrested in 2011.
Over
twice the rate. Twice as many black people were arrested in 2011 as white people; relative to their populations. Doesn't get any simpler than this. This
is sociology at work, chum.
Your raw numbers mean nothing.