My age of innocence ended when I was twelve years old.
A young black man from the nearby big city visited the neighborhood and raped one of the local housewives.
Then everybody installed burglar alarms and bought big dogs.
Before that moment (for many decades) all the doors in the neighborhood were unlocked and everyone felt safe twenty four/seven.
“A young black man from the nearby big city visited the neighborhood and raped one of the local housewives.”
You make a valid point. Most are civilized, some are angry about the past and lingering prejudice against them, and some are like animals from the jungle.
Similar categorizations could be made of white people.