Murders surveyed between 1974 and 2004 show that 52% of the offenders were black, while 48% were white or Hispanic

Of the victims, 51% were white or Hispanic, 47% were black. In that period, 86% of white or Hispanic murders had white or Hispanic offenders, and 94% of black murders had black offenders. About 13% of the population is black, while about 80% is white or Hispanic.