Do black people really commit more crime in proportion to their population or is it just a myth?

Question

Why is there so much negativity towards black dudes? unlike the asian guys that are more a strong family oriented mature the prob is that most people have the same positive thoughts: The most Asian guys are mainly well oriented men in the family values, hard working men and have full of responsibilities. That´s what I´ve read about the blk dudes, is the same negativity of stereotypes

sources: some white US & UK females who are married to asian hubbies, and my german wife used to say too

Answer 1

the asylum seekers of the 4th world like Africa abuse these ugly fat

german arses, cos the german males are not interrested generally in the

german overweight women. They did a fake marriage only for one year, in

order to get a citizenship and then get divorce!

the most neggers got a trouble soon after that from the immigration

office/german authorities and they are oft sent off back to their

hometown. Some of the neo n***s /Rightradical have beaten the neggers up on the

street...but this is occasionally!

Answer 2

70 percent of the people in Us jails are black. Go figure.

Answer 3

Assuming the USofA...

Yes and no.

This is not an exact science, nor is it simple.

First there a matter of probability. The majority of blacks live in urban areas. These areas generally have more police per capita than suburban and rural, so the probability of a person being arrested for a crime is higher there. But then one can argue that is because crime is more prevalent there.

Then there's the matter of what a crime is. This is where the issue truly begins. More than half of the prison population in the US are non-violent offenders, particularly drug users or traffickers. Even though drug use occurs at about the same rate in city versus country, because policing for this "crime" is more efficient in the city that's where the efforts tend to be concentrated. So with increased drug arrests in the city, more blacks compared to whites will likely be involved.

Add to this violent crime, virtually all violent crime in the US is gang related. Again the city gets the focus as we find more gangs there. Plus there's the discussion of broken homes and such that seem to drive more young blacks toward joining these gangs, particularly due to an absent father.

However, one of the very reasons these broken homes exist is because the father is in prison on account of the drug war.

We arrest black men in this country at a rate of almost 6 times that as under apartheid in South Africa. Yet some officials that support the drug war claim no such racial issues exist. Something is seriously wrong.

There's more to it such as a lack of education or skills training, and to some degree racial profiling and prejudicial hiring, may keep more blacks out of the workplace than whites, "driving" blacks to commit more crime.

Beyond this, we are all products of our environment.

The majority of prison inmates are black. It's partly geographical, partly racial as a product of one's environment, and partly racial as a product of prejudice.

Answer 4

Because whites have the power to define what a crime is there is a disproporniate amount of Blacks in prison.

Close your eyes and imagine Lawmaker or a Corporate executive. You more than likely have a Middle aged or older White Male in your mind. They may be slightly overweight - pointing to wealth, or they are very well dressed - which also points to wealth.

History lends itself to this argument also. For those with power will protect those who are most like them. If History was different and Blacks had the power, the prison population would be vastly different.

Why does Crack Cocaine carry a longer sentence than pure cocaine?  It is cheaper to purchase, which leads some to believe the lawmakers are targetting the poorer populations.

Will a poor person stealing a loaf of bread ever be found to have kleptomania? absolutely not, but a rich person stealing diamonds will avoid the label of thief and be labelled sick instead, avoiding prison time.

The person who needs food will be in jail, while the person who can afford diamonds will be free to roam the streets.

Answer 5

When they look at statistics, the whole population of each race and ethnic backround is looked at.  Because there is less amount of blacks compared to whites, it appears that there is more crime from this population.  That's the best I can explain it.

Answer 6

Statistics show this to be true

Answer 7

Crime is a matter of what society says it is. In our F*cked up Christian country, possession of small amounts of pot is a crime, as is possession of small amounts of cocaine. It may be possible that the constant rejection felt by black people may lead some of them into drug abuse, which then lands them in prison.

In addition, many studies have shown that juries are biased and that a darker person very often gets a harsher sentence than a lighter person for the same crime.

To make the picture more confusing, high crime rates have now been linked to lead in the environment. In slums, the tenants do not have the money to delead the apartment. This is the landlord's responsibility, but it is often shirked. Some areas have soil contaminated with lead. Lead damages the brains of toddlers, making learning difficult and making children impulsive and violent.

But you have to look at crime statistics world wide to get a full answer for your question. The UN might have a link for studies like this.