I'm skeptical of that. Do the English figures account for race? Blacks commit a disproportionate share of violent crimes there as well:
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Violent inner-city crime, the figures, and a question of race
26 Jun 2010
The data provide a breakdown of the ethnicity of the 18,091 men and boys who police took action against for a range of violent and sexual offences in London in 2009-10.
They show that among those proceeded against for street crimes, 54 per cent were black; for robbery, 59 per cent; and for gun crimes, 67 per cent. Street crimes include muggings, assault with intent to rob and snatching property.
Just over 12 per cent of London’s 7.5 million population is black, including those of mixed black and white parentage, while 69 per cent is white, according to the Office for National Statistics.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/7856787/Violent-inner-city-crime-the-figures-and-a-question-of-race.html
“I’m skeptical of that. Do the English figures account for race? Blacks commit a disproportionate share of violent crimes there as well: “
Unfortunately, I don’t recall that detail. I read some in-depth studies in the early 90s, and have skimmed others since which all say pretty much the same thing. The wording I recall was “of English ancestry”...which suggests they were controlling for race, but I’d have to find it 20 years later to dig into the control population characteristics.