[9thLife]

bump.

[The Sons of Liberty]

How many Justified Homicides occur each Year?

In a lot of cases, NOT ENOUGH!

[cripplecreek]

This has always been an issue I have with murder rates in Detroit and elsewhere.

Too often listed as a homicide despite the fact that no crime was committed.

[P-Marlowe]

At least one every episode.

[cripplecreek]

I also wonder about justifiable shootings not resulting in death.

There are also lots of crimes prevented by guns that are never fired.

[blackdog]

Not near enough!

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

It seems to me that the value of accurate data is so enormous that red state legislatures especially might be persuaded to direct their state police to collect a standardized, accurate survey each year. The collection of which data is comparable across all states that join the survey. That is, a standardized format.

The momentum of this survey is such that eventually even blue states might be persuaded to join it, rather than continue to live in statistical darkness. Such data is very attractive to criminal justice bureaucrats as it has immense utility.

[catnipman]

If they’re talking about the TV series “Justified”, not that many in a year, actually.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Most justiable homicides were intraracial

• In incidents involving citizens, three-quarters involved citizens and felons of the same race
• In incidents involving police, two-thirds involved police officers and felons of the same race.

Gee how about that. I guess they haven't heard the Obama-Holder demagogues, the race grievance industry, and the employees of the MSM feeeeeeeeeeelings on this matter.

U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics PATTERNS & TRENDS Homicide Trends in the United States, 1980-2008

Here's a hint.

TABLE 14 Percent of justifiable homicides

Race of felon
	Race of citizen who killed felon							Race of officer who killed felon
	Total	White	Black	Other*				Total	White	Black	Other*
Total	100%	55%	42%	3%				100%	86%	13%	1%
White	41%	37%	3%	1%				60%	56%	3%	1%
Black	57	17	39	2				38	27	11	--
Other	2	1	--	1				3	2	--	--

Note: Detail may not sum to total due to rounding. -- Less than 0.5%.

*Other race includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Hawaiians, and other Pacifi c Islanders

(on Page 33)

[driftless2]

More info like this needs to get out. I remember the days before the internet the anti-gun people made it seem like innocent children were being shot by the hundreds every day by gun-crazed males.

Every innocent child who is shot is a tragedy. But it's interesting they found many of those children shot and killed were by parents with criminal records.

[Steve0113]

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