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2023-04-28 22:52:52 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-u-s-population-by-race/ https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls Medhi Hassan is correct that white on white crime is similar in total occurrences to black on black crime, but he fails to note that their populations aren't equal. When factoring in population, the black on black murder rate is approximately 4x higher than white on white.

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• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-u-s-population-by-race/ https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-6.xls Medhi Hassan is correct that white on white crime is similar in total occurrences to black on black crime, but he fails to note that their populations aren't equal. When factoring in population, the black on black murder rate is approximately 4x higher than white on white.