Crystal Wright from ConservativeBlackChick.com uses statistical trickery to play on the false stereotypes and fears many Americans have of Black people. I will refute and expose these tactics so that if you encounter this, you will know how to handle it. But first, let’s talk about Black conservatives who intentionally do this against their own race for profit.

Black people who are conservative know that in order to be successful in certain circles, they must disparage Black people in order to elevate themselves. Wright mentions that 93% of crimes against Black people are committed by other Black people, while ignoring that 83% of crimes against white people are committed by other white people. People commit crimes within the vicinity of where they live, and most people live near others who are like them. Most white people live around white people, and most Black people live around Black people. This is called intra-racial crime.

I’ve been dealing with people — both liberal and conservative — who peddle falsehoods about Black people using statistical trickery for a long time. The liberal usually acts concerned and caring, while the conservative usually pushes negativity. Yet both achieve the same result: keeping false stereotypes about Black people propped up in our mainstream media and political discourse.

When someone brings up Black-on-Black crime or the 93% number, first ask them if they are aware of the equivalent statistics for every other race and the rate at which they commit crimes against their own. Usually they have no idea.

Then ask them what the total population of Black people in the United States is. The number is around 41 to 45 million. Then ask them how many of those 41 million actually make up this 93% statistic. The number will be very, very low — which proves that the overwhelming majority of Black people are not committing crimes.

U.S. Census Population by Race (Black people are 13.2% of the population. The total U.S. population is 321,418,820. 13.2% of 321 million is approximately 42 million.)

Here is an example of how this works. The most common statistic the racist peddler will use is the homicide number. They select this particular crime because the gross number is very high for intra-racial homicide among Black people relative to their total population.

FBI Murder Rate 2013 by Race

In 2013, the total number of homicides where a Black person killed another Black person was 2,245. White-on-white homicide was 3,005.

To be precise about what this number represents: it is the count of homicide victims, not perpetrators. The actual number of Black people who committed these homicides could be somewhat lower, since a single perpetrator may be responsible for multiple victims. This means the percentage of Black people who committed intra-racial homicide is likely even smaller than the figure below suggests:

Out of 41 million Black Americans, this is the percentage who committed a murder of another Black American: 0.005475609756097561%

Now let’s look at total arrests. In 2013, there were 2,549,655 Black people arrested — including everything from murder to disorderly conduct.

FBI Total Arrests by Race 2013

One counterargument worth addressing is that arrest numbers may not fully reflect actual crime rates, since some argue that over-policing in Black communities inflates arrest numbers while under-policing in other communities suppresses them. If anything, this means the 6.21% arrest figure may actually overstate criminal activity within the Black community rather than understate it. Either way, the conclusion remains the same: approximately 94% of Black people were not arrested at all in 2013. These numbers get even smaller when you break them down by specific types of crime.

Another statistic you may encounter is the “violent crime” number. You may hear someone say Black people account for 30% of all violent crime. What they should say is that 30% of violent crimes were committed by someone who is Black. The entire race did not collectively commit violent crime. As obvious as that sounds, there are people who erroneously associate this statistic with the entire race.

The total number of Black people arrested for a violent crime in 2014 was 147,002. Out of 41 million Black people, only 0.03% were arrested for violent crimes. That means 99.97% of Black people were not arrested for any violent crime in 2014.

FBI Total Arrests by Race 2014

Conclusion. Many people lack critical thinking skills, which is why most of the population — including Black people themselves — are led to believe falsehoods about the Black community. But some people are smart enough to know better, like Crystal Wright, who claims to be a free thinker and stereotype-buster on her website. If she truly were, would she have taken statistics out of context for the purpose of reinforcing false stereotypes about Black people?

 

here is the segment from Fox News

Commentary where I copied this image from

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Further Reading:

5 Facts that Shatter the Black On Black Crime Myth

The Trayvon Martin Killing and the Myth of Black on Black Crime

The Distorted Exaggeration of Black on Black Crime Ignores Much of Americans Criminality