Key Takeaways
- In 2019, of the 7,484 Black murder victims reported in the FBI's Uniform Crime Report, 6,425 (85.9%) were killed by Black offenders.
- In 2018, FBI data shows 7,407 Black homicide victims, with 80.7% (5,971) killed by Black perpetrators.
- According to the 2020 FBI SHR data, 89% of Black homicide victims were slain by Black offenders out of 9,941 total Black victims.
- In 2019, of 3,299 White homicide victims, 2,594 (78.7%) were killed by White offenders per FBI UCR.
- FBI 2018 data: 3,315 White murder victims, 81% (2,685) by White perpetrators.
- 2020 FBI SHR: 81.4% of White homicide victims killed by Whites (2,945 of 3,618).
- In 2019, FBI data indicates 1,078 Hispanic homicide victims, 92% (992) killed by Hispanic offenders.
- 2018 FBI UCR: 1,126 Hispanic murders, 91.5% intra-racial (1,030 by Hispanics).
- BJS NCVS 2019: 70% of Hispanic violent victimizations by Hispanic offenders.
- In 2019, FBI reports 79 Asian homicide victims, 94% (74) killed by Asian offenders.
- 2018 FBI UCR: 83 Asian/Pacific Islander victims, 95.2% intra-racial (79).
- NCVS 2019: 82% of Asian violent victimizations by Asian offenders.
- In 2019, FBI UCR shows 298 American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) homicide victims, 86% (256) killed by AI/AN offenders.
- 2018 FBI: 312 AI/AN victims, 88.5% intra-racial (276).
- BJS NCVS 2019: 75% of AI/AN violent victimizations by AI/AN offenders.
Murder victims are overwhelmingly killed by offenders of their own race.
Asian-on-Asian
Asian-on-Asian Interpretation
Black-on-Black
Black-on-Black Interpretation
Hispanic-on-Hispanic
Hispanic-on-Hispanic Interpretation
Native-on-Native
Native-on-Native Interpretation
White-on-White
White-on-White Interpretation
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