07-24-2015, 07:40 PM
(07-24-2015, 06:46 PM)BlueTiki Wrote: Jimbone might not be too far off in his stats.
The CDC's (2013) numbers of Assault/Homicide by firearms show an extremely higher rate of black males being killed, as a percentage of the population, than whites.
He's not far off at all in terms of percentage killings by race in Chicago.
Here are the best available percentages, of both homicide offenders and victims, by race for 2014 in Chicago.
![[Image: race_2014-320x298.png]](http://heyjackass.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/race_2014-320x298.png)
About 93% of homicide victims were black and Hispanic.
About 80% of homicide offenders were black and Hispanic.
About 65% of the population of Chicago is black and Hispanic.
There is a disproportionate number of blacks and Hispanics killing and dying in the Windy City, no doubt. But, that 80% and 90% would be even more concerning if Chicago's black and Hispanic population percentage aligned more closely with the nationwide percentage of only 25%.
Sources:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...utput=html
http://heyjackass.com/category/2014-chic...der-stats/ ...Data compiled via Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Homicide Watch Chicago, DNAInfo Chicago, Chicago Redeye Homicide Tracker, NBC5 Chicago, City of Chicago Data Portal and CPD CLEARMAP. Community areas and neighborhoods are determined by the Chicago Tribune’s Boundaries App.