13% of the population meaning black males are about 6% of the population and far more than half the violent criminals.
"Arizona State Penitentiary. It was some… Oh. You’re applauding for that? Arizona State Penitentiary real popular? It was strange because what’s strange about that is that there are no black people in Arizona. I’m not lying. They bus mother......... in. I was up there, and I looked at all the brothers… and it made my heart ache. You know… seeing all these beautiful black men in the joint. G..... warriors should be out there helping the masses. I felt that way. I was real naive. Right? And the six weeks I was up there, I talked to the brothers. I talked to them. And thank God we got penitentiaries." - Richard Pryor
That’s one way to break out the numbers. Probably more accurate if done that way.
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