Saturday, June 18, 2011

From January 2011 to March 2011, there were 12 homicides in Atlanta - of those homicides, 12 were committed by African-Americans, or 100% of homicides

From January 2011 to March 2011, there were 9 rapes in Atlanta. Of those rapes, 8 were committed by African-Americans, or 88.8%. In that same period, there were 107 robberies in Atlanta. Of those robberies, 98 were committed by African-Americans, or 91.6%. In addition, there were 345 aggravated assaults in Atlanta. Of those aggravated assaults, 320 were committed by African-Americans, or 92.8%. Finally for that time period, there were 198 burglaries in Atlanta. Of those burglaries, 186 were committed by African-Americans, or 93.9%. Blacks make up 54% of Atlanta's population which means that they are overrepresented amongst the perpetrators of homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault and burglary in that city.

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