[marktwain]

“I have also read that while the murder rate amongst the general pop has decreased, it has risen again amongst the black population. I just read that somewhere today, I don’t remember where, so I’d have to find a source.”

It is possible, but seems unlikely, as the black homicide numbers are a significant majority of the homicides in the United States.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

“It is possible, but seems unlikely, as the black homicide numbers are a significant majority of the homicides in the United States.”

FBI UCR data:

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-1

Murder Victims by Race (2011)

White 5,825
Black 6,329

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6

Race of Victim by Race of Offender (2011)

Victim White, Offender White 2,630; Offender Black 448; other and unknown 94.

Victim Black, Offender White 193; Offender Black 2,447; other and unknown 55.

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-15

Justifiable Homicide by Private Citizen with Weapon.