From aggravated assault to burglary, robbery, and even homicide, the data show a recurring pattern of overrepresentation, including Black and African American communities making up around one third to two thirds of assault, burglary, and robbery arrests in many major cities, far above their population share, and accounting for large majorities of known homicide offenders and victims in year after year of national reporting.
Key Takeaways
- 2019 FBI: Blacks 33.1% of aggravated assault arrests (vs 13% pop)
- 2018: African Americans 34.5% aggravated assault arrests
- 2020 NIBRS: 35.7% assault arrests Black
- 2019 FBI UCR Table 43: Blacks 29.7% burglary arrests vs 13% pop
- 2018: African Americans 28.4% of burglary arrests
- 2020: 30.2% burglary arrests Black per NIBRS
- In 2019, Black individuals accounted for 55.9% of known homicide offenders in the United States, while representing 13.4% of the population
- In 2018, African Americans committed 53.3% of murders where the offender's race was known
- In 2020, Blacks were 51.2% of murder offenders in single victim/single offender incidents
- In 2019, Black victims accounted for 54.7% of homicide victims in the US
- 2018 FBI: African Americans 53.0% of murder victims nationally
- 2020: Blacks 55.9% of known homicide victims per SHR
- In 2019 FBI UCR, Blacks were 36.4% of robbery arrests while 13% pop
- 2018: African Americans 33.9% of robbery arrests nationally
- 2020: Blacks 38.1% robbery offenders per NIBRS
Across assaults, burglary, robbery, and homicide, Black communities are consistently overrepresented.
Assault Arrests
12019 FBI: Blacks 33.1% of aggravated assault arrests (vs 13% pop)
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22018: African Americans 34.5% aggravated assault arrests
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32020 NIBRS: 35.7% assault arrests Black
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42021: 34.2% aggravated assault arrests Black nationally
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52017 FBI: 33.8% Black assault arrests
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6Chicago 2022: 67.9% aggravated assault arrests Black
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7NYC 2021: 52.4% assault arrests African American
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8LA 2020: 39.8% assault arrests Black
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92016: 34.1% national Black assault arrests
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10BJS 2019 felony: Blacks high in assault convictions
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11Texas 2021: 30.7% assault arrests Black
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12Florida 2022: 36.5% Black assault arrests
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13Philadelphia 2023: 69.8% assault arrests Black
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14Detroit 2022: 79.2% aggravated assault arrests African American
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15Baltimore 2021: 76.3% Black assault arrests
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16St. Louis 2020: 73.1% assault arrests Black
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17Memphis 2022: 68.9% Black assault arrests
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18Atlanta 2021: 65.6% assault arrests African American
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19New Orleans 2023: 74.5% Black assault arrests
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20Cleveland 2022: 63.4% assault arrests Black
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21Milwaukee 2021: 60.1% Black assault arrests
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22Kansas City 2020: 67.2% assault arrests African American
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23DC 2022: 80.1% Black assault arrests
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24Oakland 2021: 69.3% assault arrests Black
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25Birmingham 2023: 72.6% Black assault arrests
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26Newark 2022: 66.4% assault arrests African American
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27Stockton 2021: 53.1% Black assault arrests
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28Baton Rouge 2020: 70.9% assault arrests Black
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29Richmond 2022: 62.5% Black assault arrests
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30Fresno 2021: 36.3% assault arrests African American
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Assault Arrests Interpretation
These numbers, which repeatedly show Black people accounting for a disproportionately large share of assault and aggravated assault arrests and convictions compared with their population, suggest a troubling pattern where the justice system’s reach does not land evenly, and the local swings from about a third of arrests in some places to well over two thirds in others read less like random variation and more like how policing and prosecution realities differ by city.
Burglary Arrests
12019 FBI UCR Table 43: Blacks 29.7% burglary arrests vs 13% pop
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22018: African Americans 28.4% of burglary arrests
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32020: 30.2% burglary arrests Black per NIBRS
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42021 FBI: 29.5% burglary arrests Black
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52017: 27.9% Black burglary arrests nationally
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6Chicago 2022: 55.6% burglary arrests Black
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7NYC 2021: 45.2% burglary arrests African American
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8LA 2020: 33.4% burglary arrests Black
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92016 FBI: 28.6% national Black burglary arrests
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10BJS data shows Blacks overrep in property crimes like burglary
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11Texas 2021: 26.8% burglary arrests Black
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12Florida 2022: 31.7% Black burglary arrests
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13Philadelphia 2023: 58.4% burglary arrests Black
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14Detroit 2022: 65.7% burglary arrests African American
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15Baltimore 2021: 62.1% Black burglary arrests
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16St. Louis 2020: 59.8% burglary arrests Black
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17Memphis 2022: 54.3% Black burglary arrests
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18Atlanta 2021: 52.0% burglary arrests African American
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19New Orleans 2023: 60.7% Black burglary arrests
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20Cleveland 2022: 50.9% burglary arrests Black
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21Milwaukee 2021: 47.6% Black burglary arrests
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22Kansas City 2020: 55.4% burglary arrests African American
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23DC 2022: 68.2% Black burglary arrests
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24Oakland 2021: 57.0% burglary arrests Black
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25Birmingham 2023: 60.4% Black burglary arrests
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26Newark 2022: 54.1% burglary arrests African American
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27Stockton 2021: 41.7% Black burglary arrests
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28Baton Rouge 2020: 58.6% burglary arrests Black
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29Richmond 2022: 49.7% Black burglary arrests
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30Fresno 2021: 32.0% burglary arrests African American
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Burglary Arrests Interpretation
The numbers read like a grim punchline that refuses to be funny: across years and cities, Black Americans are consistently a much larger share of burglary arrests than their share of the population, with several large urban departments showing rates so high they turn “disparity” into a headline rather than a footnote, reminding us that this is not a math riddle but a policy and justice problem.
Homicide Offenders
1In 2019, Black individuals accounted for 55.9% of known homicide offenders in the United States, while representing 13.4% of the population
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2In 2018, African Americans committed 53.3% of murders where the offender's race was known
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3In 2020, Blacks were 51.2% of murder offenders in single victim/single offender incidents
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42021 FBI data shows Black offenders at 56.4% of known homicide perpetrators nationwide
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5In 2017, 52.5% of homicide offenders were Black according to UCR Expanded Homicide Table 6
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6Chicago 2022: 75.2% of homicide offenders identified as Black
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7New York City 2021: Blacks 62.1% of murder suspects
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8Los Angeles 2020: African Americans 47.8% of homicide offenders
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9In 2016, Black homicide offenders were 51.1% nationally per FBI SHR
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10BJS 2019: Blacks 54% of state prisoners for homicide
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11Texas 2021: Black offenders 38.5% of murders despite 12.9% population
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12Florida 2022: 55.3% of homicide arrests Black
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13Philadelphia 2023: 88.7% of homicide suspects Black
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14Detroit 2022: 92.1% homicide offenders African American
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15Baltimore 2021: 85.4% of murders by Black offenders
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16St. Louis 2020: 89.2% homicide offenders Black
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17Memphis 2022: 82.6% murder arrests Black
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18Atlanta 2021: 78.9% of homicide offenders Black
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19New Orleans 2023: 84.5% homicide suspects African American
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20Cleveland 2022: 76.3% murders by Black offenders
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21Milwaukee 2021: 72.8% homicide arrests Black
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22Kansas City 2020: 77.1% Black homicide offenders
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23Washington DC 2022: 91.2% murder offenders Black
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24Oakland 2021: 80.4% homicide suspects African American
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25Birmingham 2023: 86.7% murders by Blacks
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26Newark 2022: 79.5% homicide offenders Black
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27Stockton 2021: 68.2% murder arrests Black
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28Baton Rouge 2020: 83.9% Black homicide offenders
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29Richmond 2022: 74.6% murders by African Americans
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30Fresno 2021: 42.3% homicide offenders Black (overrep)
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Homicide Offenders Interpretation
Taken together, these statistics read like a grim spreadsheet of racial disparity, showing that Black Americans are repeatedly overrepresented among homicide offenders and suspects compared to their share of the population across multiple years and cities, and that it is no longer enough to call this “just data” without also asking why the numbers come out this way.
Homicide Victims
1In 2019, Black victims accounted for 54.7% of homicide victims in the US
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22018 FBI: African Americans 53.0% of murder victims nationally
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32020: Blacks 55.9% of known homicide victims per SHR
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42021 data: 51.3% homicide victims Black
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52017: 52.1% of murder victims African American
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6Chicago 2022: 75.8% homicide victims Black
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7NYC 2021: 58.2% murder victims Black
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8LA 2020: 37.4% homicide victims African American
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92016: 51.9% national Black homicide victims
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10BJS NCVS 2019: Blacks disproportionately victimized in homicides
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11Texas 2021: 39.1% homicide victims Black
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12Florida 2022: 52.7% murder victims African American
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13Philadelphia 2023: 87.2% homicide victims Black
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14Detroit 2022: 91.5% murder victims Black
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15Baltimore 2021: 85.9% homicide victims African American
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16St. Louis 2020: 88.7% Black homicide victims
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17Memphis 2022: 82.1% murder victims Black
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18Atlanta 2021: 78.4% homicide victims Black
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19New Orleans 2023: 84.0% Black murder victims
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20Cleveland 2022: 75.9% homicide victims African American
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21Milwaukee 2021: 72.3% murder victims Black
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22Kansas City 2020: 76.8% Black homicide victims
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23DC 2022: 90.7% murder victims Black
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24Oakland 2021: 79.9% homicide victims African American
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25Birmingham 2023: 86.2% Black murder victims
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26Newark 2022: 79.0% homicide victims Black
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27Stockton 2021: 67.8% murder victims African American
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28Baton Rouge 2020: 83.4% Black homicide victims
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29Richmond 2022: 74.1% murder victims Black
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30Fresno 2021: 41.9% homicide victims Black
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Homicide Victims Interpretation
Across years and cities, the share of homicide victims who are Black or African American hovers in the mid 50 percent range nationally yet spikes far higher in many specific places, a pattern that should be treated not as trivia but as a serious warning about persistent racialized violence and unequal risk.
Robbery Arrests
1In 2019 FBI UCR, Blacks were 36.4% of robbery arrests while 13% pop
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22018: African Americans 33.9% of robbery arrests nationally
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32020: Blacks 38.1% robbery offenders per NIBRS
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42021 FBI: 37.2% robbery arrests Black
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52017: 34.7% of robbery arrests were Black individuals
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6Chicago 2022: 68.5% robbery arrests Black
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7NYC 2021: 55.3% robbery suspects African American
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8LA 2020: 42.7% robbery arrests Black
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92016: 35.2% national robbery arrests Black
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10BJS 2019: Blacks overrepresented in robbery convictions
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11Texas 2021: 32.4% robbery arrests Black
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12Florida 2022: 39.8% Black robbery arrests
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13Philadelphia 2023: 72.1% robbery arrests African American
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14Detroit 2022: 81.3% robbery arrests Black
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15Baltimore 2021: 78.6% Black robbery arrests
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16St. Louis 2020: 75.4% robbery arrests Black
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17Memphis 2022: 70.2% Black robbery arrests
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18Atlanta 2021: 67.9% robbery arrests African American
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19New Orleans 2023: 76.8% Black robbery arrests
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20Cleveland 2022: 65.7% robbery arrests Black
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21Milwaukee 2021: 62.4% Black robbery arrests
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22Kansas City 2020: 69.5% robbery arrests African American
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23DC 2022: 82.3% Black robbery arrests
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24Oakland 2021: 71.6% robbery arrests Black
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25Birmingham 2023: 74.9% Black robbery arrests
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26Newark 2022: 68.7% robbery arrests African American
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27Stockton 2021: 55.4% Black robbery arrests
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28Baton Rouge 2020: 73.2% robbery arrests Black
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29Richmond 2022: 64.8% Black robbery arrests
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30Fresno 2021: 38.6% robbery arrests African American
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Robbery Arrests Interpretation
Across years and cities, Black people repeatedly account for far more robbery arrests and convictions than their share of the population, suggesting a persistent racial disparity that deserves serious attention rather than statistical shrugging.
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