2) Around 8,000 of nearly 16,500 murder victims in 2005, or 49 percent, were black Americans
3) Most murder victims -- 93 percent of blacks and 85 percent of whites -- were killed by someone of their own race
wonder who's doin all that killin. anyone really good at math here?
Black Murderers = 8,000 * 0.93 + 8,500 * 0.15 = 8,715
White Murderers = 8,500 * 0.85 + 8,000 * 0.07 = 7,785
This is assuming each murderer only killed one victim which isn’t likely meaning there are really fewer murderers than there are victims which can’t be computed from this information provided. “White” and “black” aren’t really defined either...
Given the above assumption, 52.82% of all murders in 2005 were committed by blacks even though they represent 13% of the population.
Assuming 300,000,000 people in the US, 1 out of every 4,475 blacks in the US murdered somebody in 2005. 1 out of every 33,526 whites in the US murdered somebody in 2005. Therefore a black person is 7.492 times more likely to murder someone than a white. Assuming I did my math right and the information in the article is correct...
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/race.htm
“In 2005, homicide victimization rates for blacks were 6 times higher than the rates for whites.”
“In 2005, offending rates for blacks were more than 7 times higher than the rates for whites.”
“Although slightly less true now than before, most murders are intraracial.”
Much more data at the link posted.