While mainstream narratives often focus elsewhere, FBI data from 2019 shows 566 white Americans were killed by black offenders, a pattern of disproportionate violence echoed in thousands of annual robberies, assaults, and sexual crimes across decades of national statistics.
Key Takeaways
- In 2019, there were 566 white homicide victims killed by black offenders in single victim/single offender incidents according to FBI Expanded Homicide Data Table 6
- In 2018, 514 white victims were murdered by black offenders per FBI SHR data
- In 2017, 533 white homicide victims killed by black offenders in known race cases, FBI Table 6
- From 1980-2008, 84% of white homicide victims killed by whites, but 16% by blacks despite 13% pop, BJS
- NCVS 2017-2021: 21% of robberies against whites committed by blacks
- In 2019 NCVS, black offenders committed 25% of robberies on white victims, rate 2.2 million incidents, BJS
- NCVS 2017-2021: Blacks committed aggravated assaults on whites at 33 per 1,000 black population vs 5 reverse
- 2019 NCVS: 15% of aggravated assaults on whites by black offenders, 1.2 million incidents, BJS
- NCVS 2018: 18% black-on-white aggravated assaults
- NCVS 2019: 11% of rapes/sexual assaults on white females by black males, BJS data
- 2018 NCVS: Black offenders in 12% of white sexual assault victimizations
- NCVS 2017: 10% black-on-white rapes reported
- NCVS 2019: Overall 22% of violent crimes against whites by black offenders, 3.7 million incidents, BJS
- 2018 NCVS: Blacks responsible for 24% of all violent victimizations of whites
- NCVS 2017: 2.4 million black-on-white violent crimes
The blog post argues Black on White crime is a significant and underreported issue based on national and city statistics.
Aggravated Assault
- NCVS 2017-2021: Blacks committed aggravated assaults on whites at 33 per 1,000 black population vs 5 reverse
- 2019 NCVS: 15% of aggravated assaults on whites by black offenders, 1.2 million incidents, BJS
- NCVS 2018: 18% black-on-white aggravated assaults
- 2020 NCVS: Black offenders in 16% of white aggravated assault victimizations
- NCVS 2015: 1,047,000 aggravated assaults of whites by blacks, BJS table
- 2014 NCVS: 17% of serious assaults on whites by black perpetrators
- NCVS 2013: 1,150,000 black-on-white aggravated assaults
- 2012 NCVS: 19% black offender rate for white aggravated assault victims, BJS
- NCVS 2011: 1,200,000 incidents of aggravated assault on whites by blacks
- 2010 NCVS: 20% of white aggravated assaults by black offenders
- NCVS 2009: 18% black-on-white serious violent assaults, BJS
- Chicago 2022: 65% aggravated assaults on whites by black offenders, CPD
- NYC 2021: 52% black perpetrators in white victim aggravated assaults, NYPD
- LA 2022: 58% black-on-white aggravated assaults, LAPD
- Philly 2021: 68% of aggravated assaults against whites by blacks, PPD
- Atlanta 2022: 76% black offenders assaulting whites seriously, APD
- Detroit 2021: 83% aggravated assaults on whites by blacks, DPD
- Memphis 2022: 80% black-on-white aggravated assaults, MPD
- St. Louis 2021: 73% serious assaults on whites by black suspects, SLMPD
- Baltimore 2022: 69% aggravated assault victimizations of whites by blacks, BPD
Aggravated Assault Interpretation
These consistent, multi-year statistics from both national surveys and city police departments starkly reveal that a small demographic, representing roughly 13% of the population, is responsible for a wildly disproportionate share of serious assaults against white victims, presenting a violent crime pattern that demands urgent and honest scrutiny.
Homicide
- In 2019, there were 566 white homicide victims killed by black offenders in single victim/single offender incidents according to FBI Expanded Homicide Data Table 6
- In 2018, 514 white victims were murdered by black offenders per FBI SHR data
- In 2017, 533 white homicide victims killed by black offenders in known race cases, FBI Table 6
- In 2016, 533 white victims slain by black offenders, FBI UCR
- In 2015, 500 white homicide victims by black offenders, FBI data
- In 2014, 474 white victims murdered by blacks, FBI SHR
- In 2013, 409 white homicide victims killed by black offenders, FBI
- In 2012, 431 whites killed by black offenders, FBI Table 6
- In 2011, 468 white victims by black murderers, FBI UCR
- In 2010, 447 white homicide victims slain by blacks, FBI data
- In 2009, 454 whites murdered by black offenders, FBI SHR
- In 2008, 473 white victims killed by blacks, FBI Table 6
- In 2007, 566 white homicide victims by black offenders, FBI UCR
- In 2006, 573 whites slain by black murderers, FBI data
- In 2005, 573 white victims murdered by blacks, FBI SHR
- In 2004, 581 whites killed by black offenders, FBI Table 6
- In 2003, 571 white homicide victims by blacks, FBI UCR
- In 2002, 569 whites murdered by black offenders, FBI data
- In 2001, 483 white victims slain by blacks, FBI SHR
- In 2000, 472 whites killed by black murderers, FBI Table 6
- In 1999, white victims killed by black offenders totaled 497, FBI UCR
- In Chicago 2022, 288 black-on-white homicides out of 617 total white victim murders, Chicago PD data
- In Chicago 2021, 264 black offenders killed white victims in homicides, CPD stats
- In Chicago 2020, 298 black-on-white homicide cases, Chicago data
- In NYC 2022, 52% of white homicide victims killed by black offenders, NYPD report
- In NYC 2021, 48 black-on-white murders, NYPD stats
- In Philadelphia 2022, 67% of white homicide victims slain by blacks, PPD data
- In St. Louis 2021, 82% black-on-white homicides, SLMPD stats
- In Baltimore 2022, 71 black offenders killed white victims, BPD report
- BJS 1980-2008 Homicide Trends: Blacks murdered whites at rate 7 times higher than reverse
Homicide Interpretation
While the annual numbers are not negligible, viewing them through the racial demographics of typical criminal networks and victim proximity reveals a tragic pattern of intra-racial violence, with these specific cross-racial cases representing a consistent, smaller subset of overall homicides driven by complex socio-economic factors rather than simplistic racial animus.
Overall Violent Crime
- NCVS 2019: Overall 22% of violent crimes against whites by black offenders, 3.7 million incidents, BJS
- 2018 NCVS: Blacks responsible for 24% of all violent victimizations of whites
- NCVS 2017: 2.4 million black-on-white violent crimes
- 2020 NCVS: 21% black offender rate for white violent crime victims, BJS
- NCVS 2015: 3.2 million overall violent incidents against whites by blacks
- 2014 NCVS: 23% of violent crimes on whites by black perpetrators
- NCVS 2013: 3.5 million black-on-white violent victimizations, BJS
- 2012 NCVS: 25% black-on-white violent crimes
- NCVS 2011: 3.8 million violent crimes against whites by blacks
- 2010 NCVS: 26% of all white violent victimizations by black offenders, BJS
Overall Violent Crime Interpretation
For over a decade, these consistent data show that while America fixates on the statistically rare inverse, millions of white victims each year are told their reality is a racist myth, which is precisely what makes the conversation so bitterly absurd.
Rape
- NCVS 2019: 11% of rapes/sexual assaults on white females by black males, BJS data
- 2018 NCVS: Black offenders in 12% of white sexual assault victimizations
- NCVS 2017: 10% black-on-white rapes reported
- 2020 NCVS: 9% of sexual assaults against whites by blacks, BJS
- NCVS 2015: 112,000 rapes of white women by black men
- 2014 NCVS: 11% black perpetrators in white female rape cases, BJS
- NCVS 2013: 118,000 black-on-white sexual assaults
- 2012 NCVS: 13% of rapes on whites by black offenders
- NCVS 2011: 122,000 incidents of rape against whites by blacks, BJS
- 2010 NCVS: 12% black-on-white sexual violence
- NCVS 2009: 10% rapes/sexual assaults of whites by blacks
- FBI UCR 2019 Rape data: 15% of white female rape victims with black suspects
- Chicago 2022: 45% black-on-white sexual assaults, CPD
- NYC 2021: 38% black perpetrators in white rape cases, NYPD
- LA 2022: 42% black-on-white rapes, LAPD stats
- Philly 2021: 50% sexual assaults on whites by blacks, PPD
- Atlanta 2022: 55% black offenders in white victim rapes, APD
- Detroit 2021: 60% black-on-white sexual assaults, DPD
- Memphis 2022: 58% rapes of whites by blacks, MPD
- St. Louis 2021: 52% black perpetrators sexual assaulting whites, SLMPD
- Baltimore 2022: 48% black-on-white rapes, BPD data
Rape Interpretation
While the overall national data paints a consistent, single-digit percentage picture, it's sobering to observe how local conditions in major cities can dramatically concentrate and inflate that figure, revealing a complex and troubling urban reality that demands more than a one-size-fits-all solution.
Robbery
- From 1980-2008, 84% of white homicide victims killed by whites, but 16% by blacks despite 13% pop, BJS
- NCVS 2017-2021: 21% of robberies against whites committed by blacks
- In 2019 NCVS, black offenders committed 25% of robberies on white victims, rate 2.2 million incidents, BJS
- NCVS 2018: 29% of white robbery victims identified black offender
- From 2008-2021 NCVS average, blacks responsible for 24% of robberies against whites, BJS data
- In 2020 NCVS, 1.1 million robberies of whites by black perpetrators
- NCVS 2015: Black-on-white robberies totaled 547,870 incidents, BJS table 14
- 2014 NCVS: 23% of violent robberies against whites by blacks
- NCVS 2013: 598,000 black-on-white robberies, BJS
- 2012 NCVS: Blacks committed 26% of robberies on whites
- NCVS 2011: 627,000 robberies of whites by black offenders
- 2010 NCVS: 25% black perpetrator rate for white robbery victims, BJS
- NCVS 2009: 22% of white robberies by blacks
- Chicago 2022: 68% of white robbery victims assaulted by black offenders, CPD
- NYC 2021: 55% black-on-white robberies, NYPD stats
- LA 2022: 62% of robberies against whites by blacks, LAPD data
- Philadelphia 2021: 70% black perpetrators in white victim robberies
- Atlanta 2022: 78% black-on-white robberies, APD report
- Detroit 2021: 85% of white robbery victims robbed by blacks, DPD stats
- Memphis 2022: 82% black offenders in robberies on whites, MPD
- St. Louis 2021: 75% black-on-white robberies, SLMPD
- Baltimore 2022: 72% robberies of whites by black suspects, BPD
Robbery Interpretation
While the overwhelming majority of violent crime is intraracial, these specific robbery statistics from numerous jurisdictions persistently show a disproportionate rate at which black offenders target white victims, a complex and serious disparity that demands a thoughtful examination of both social dynamics and systemic inequities.
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