Pages: 1 2 3 4  Next -- Posted by ronpaul691 at 11:16 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 13% of the American population committing half the murders rofl. Study: Murders among black youths on rise By LARA JAKES – 2 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of young black men and teenagers who either killed or were killed in shootings has risen at an alarming rate since 2000, a new study shows. The study, to be released Monday by criminologists at Northeastern University in Boston, comes as FBI data is showing that murders have leveled off nationwide. Not so for black teens, the youngest of whom saw dramatic increases in shooting deaths, the Northeastern report concluded. Last year, for example, 426 black males between the ages of 14 and 17 were killed in gun crimes, the study shows. That marked a 40 percent increase from 2000. Similarly, an estimated 964 in the same age group committed fatal shootings in 2007 — a 38 percent increase from seven years earlier. The number of offenders is estimated because not all crimes are reported, said Northeastern criminologist James Alan Fox, who co-authored the study. "Although the overall rate of homicide in the United States remains relatively low, the landscape is quite different for countless Americans living, and some dying, in violence-infested neighborhoods," Fox said. Seizing on President-elect Barack Obama's incoming administration as an opportunity for more funding, Fox added: "There is an urgency for reinvestment in children and families. In essence, we need a bailout for kids at risk." Obama will be the nation's first black president. The study partly blamed Bush administration grant cuts to local police and juvenile crime prevention programs for the surge in crimes by young black men and teens. Incoming Vice President Joe Biden has promised funding to put 50,000 new police officers on the street to help bring violent crime rates back to a decade-long annual decline that began in the mid-1990s, after then-President Bill Clinton provided local officials with money to hire 100,000 new cops. Nationwide, the number of murders and violent crimes overall dropped last year after increasing in 2005 and 2006, according to annual data compiled by the FBI. Overall, however, murders have risen by about 8 percent between 2000 and 2007. The FBI reported 10,067 arrests in murder and non-negligent manslaughter cases in 2007. Half of the people arrested — 5,078 — were black. Almost 10 percent of black people arrested for murder were under age 18, the FBI data show. The number of young white men who committed gun-related homicides also rose over the same period, the Northeastern study showed, but not as dramatically. In 2007, an estimated 384 white males age 14 to 17 shot someone to death, up from 368 in 2000. The numbers of homicides committed by women and teenage girls — whether black or white — were relatively few, the Northeastern study found. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hSQFv1s9neDaRxJb5eFBaKZ6nXJQD95C5MK02 -- Posted by Dass at 11:17 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 so wachu gonna do about it? -- Posted by Jman19 at 11:17 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 In Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, there are more suicides than murders. I felt compelled to share that fact with you. -- Posted by ArrestedAndCharged at 11:17 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 And the point of this is what? -- Posted by h a t t at 11:18 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 as long as the gangbangers are killing each other and not decent people then i don't really care. -- Posted by runthespread at 11:18 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Well if you consider the conditions and circumstances that many blacks are in, crime would go along with it. It's a vicious cycle, the system isn't working. -- Posted by iMalz at 11:18 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from ArrestedAndCharged at 2:17 am on Dec. 29, 2008 And the point of this is what? Yes, please. I don't seem to get the point. -- Posted by MixedDelight at 11:19 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 What am I supposed to do now? Care? -- Posted by agerask at 11:19 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from h a t t at 11:18 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 as long as the gangbangers are killing each other and not decent people then i don't really care. i agree with h a t t. -- Posted by Lover1 at 11:19 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Lots of murders but dont point the finger to just the Blacks. Im sure whites make up that statistic as well... -- Posted by jakelong at 11:19 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 yeah those "dam nigger" criminals. Whites committed 65% of all racist crimes last year   "dam crackers" -- Posted by blacklist at 11:19 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 thats racist -- Posted by gnr90 at 11:20 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from MystiqueBeauty16 at 1:16 am on Dec. 29, 2008 Who cares? this -- Posted by Lover1 at 11:20 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from jakelong at 11:19 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 yeah those "dam bigger" criminals. Whites committed 65% of all racist crimes last year   "dam crackers" The problem with these statistics are the fact they have the potential to escalate racial violence. -- Posted by El Burrito at 11:20 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from QueenofHope at 4:18 pm on Dec. 29, 2008 Quote: from ArrestedAndCharged at 2:17 am on Dec. 29, 2008 And the point of this is what? Yes, please. I don't seem to get the point. It's probably quite an important fact for the police etc. to know. -- Posted by iinsurgent at 11:20 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from QueenofHope at 2:18 am on Dec. 29, 2008 Quote: from ArrestedAndCharged at 2:17 am on Dec. 29, 2008 And the point of this is what? Yes, please. I don't seem to get the point. spreading information would be my guess -- Posted by MyLastOne at 11:20 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 i loled -- Posted by atomictastic at 11:20 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from blacklist at 2:19 am on Dec. 29, 2008 thats racist Bhahaha     -- Posted by SheMintsEclectic at 11:21 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 White collar crime has destroyed our economy. *insert more propaganda about other races* your point? -- Posted by Lover1 at 11:21 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Im sure this is on Stormfront already... -- Posted by CoolGirlChrissi at 11:23 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 my mom blames rap music -- Posted by jakelong at 11:25 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from Lover1 at 11:20 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 The problem with these statistics are the fact they have the potential to escalate racial violence. true and they don't do much to help anything. -- Posted by Lover1 at 11:26 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from jakelong at 11:25 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from Lover1 at 11:20 pm on Dec. 28, 2008  The problem with these statistics are the fact they have the potential to escalate racial violence. true and they don't do much to help anything. They sure dont. I would much more like to see the statistics of how many of these were gang violence. -- Posted by blufindr at 11:29 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Your point? -- Posted by Lover1 at 11:33 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Quote: from blufindr at 11:29 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 Your point? Being that he is throwing out racial propaganda to point to a fact that African America are indeed a problem. -- Posted by Niick at 11:33 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 To almost EVERYONE the point is to stir conversation. Y'know, kind of like topics in forums? It's rather interesting how so much of something can be done by so little of a population. I'm interested to know how that ratio plays out in other countries as well though. -- Posted by The Moleman at 11:36 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 yeah whites just don't have that competitive streak in them -- Posted by matt15 at 11:58 pm on Dec. 28, 2008 so what? lol -- Posted by smartlake at 12:51 am on Dec. 29, 2008 To all the idiots that do not get the point: these stats are alarming.  Black men make up around 6% population...yet commit half of all murders. CLEARLY something is going wrong with the black community, if you think that is racist, too damn bad. -- Posted by jakelong at 1:08 am on Dec. 29, 2008 Why is it "alarming" and what do you you think it means then? Pages: 1 2 3 4  Next