• A Black male is murdered by another Black male every 50 minutes on average in this country.
• Between 18 and 25 Black males are killed each day in the United States.
• Homicide is the No. 1 killer of Black males ages 1-44.
• Since 1950, more than 6,000 Black males have been killed annually. The number of Black males that have been killed by other Black males during the past seven decades is greater than the total U.S. deaths in World War II.
• A Black male is killed about every six days in Little Rock. Little Rock is 42 percent Black, but more than 90 percent of homicides are committed by Blacks in a typical year. The figure is also above 90 percent in Pine Bluff.
• Black-on-Black murders in this century are 26 times greater than Black lynchings in the previous century.
In addition to refusing to admit what the problem is, we're inflicted with the urge to politicize everything. Black-on-Black crime isn't a political issue. It's a criminal justice issue. As far as long-term solutions, it's also a societal issue.
But, as is so often the case, we divide up into our red and blue camps. Red: Hire more police officers and step up crime-prevention efforts. Blue: The answer is prevention and intervention programs.
https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2022/oct/09/black-on-black/