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In the United States, the relationship between race and crime has been a topic of public controversy and scholarly debate for more than a century. [1] Crime rates vary significantly between racial groups; however, academic research indicates that the over-representation of some racial minorities in the criminal justice system can in part be explained by socioeconomic factors, [2] [3] such as ...
Most prisoners are arrested for drug related crime, and in at least 15 states, three quarters of them are black or Latino. A 2012 report by the United States Sentencing Commission found that drug sentences for black men were 13.1% longer than drug sentences for white men between 2007 and 2009. [101]
In 1993, criminologist Alfred Blumstein argued that as national self-report data showed that drug use was actually declining among both African Americans and Whites, it is highly unlikely that these race differences in arrest rates represent "real" patterns of drug use. Instead, these crime statistics reflect the government's targeting of only ...
Race has been a factor in the United States criminal justice system since the system's beginnings, as the nation was founded on Native American soil. [32] It continues to be a factor throughout United States history through the present, with organizations such as Black Lives Matter calling for decarceration through divestment from police and prisons and reinvestment in public education and ...
Segregation adversely affected both black and white homeownership rates, [61] as well as caused higher crime rates. [62] Areas with housing segregation had worse health outcomes for both whites and Blacks. [63] Residential segregation accounts for a substantial share of the Black-white gap in birth weight. [64] Segregation reduced upward ...
Drug overdose deaths in the US per 100,000 people by state. [1] [2] A two milligram dose of fentanyl powder (on pencil tip) is a lethal amount for most people. [3] The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has data on drug overdose death rates and totals. Around 1,106,900 US residents died from drug overdoses from 1968 ...
The same percentage cited drug use as a way to "stop worrying about a problem or forget bad memories." And 40% said they used to cope with depression or anxiety.
For the most relevant definitions of the terms "white" and "black", refer to race and ethnicity as used in the United States Census. These statistics may be affected by racial disparities in the United States criminal justice system. Based on data from: Alexia D. Cooper, Erica L. Smith, Bureau of Justice Statistics (2011-11-16).