All Violent Crime Victims:*
78.0% — African American
17.5% — Caucasian
0.9% — Asian
Murders:
73.1% — African American
26.9% — Caucasian
0.0% — Asian
Rapes:
75.6% — African American
22.0% — Caucasian
0.0% — Asian
Aggravated Assaults:
88.1% — African American
11.1% — Caucasian
0.3% — Asian
Robberies:
63.9% — African American
26.2% — Caucasian
1.9% — Asian
Property Crimes:
46.1% — African Americvan
22.8% — Caucasian
0.6% — Asian
Simple Assault:
85.1% — African American
14.1% — Caucasian
0.4% — Asian
* Data from September/October 2014. Totals do not add up to 100% because of missing data on some police reports.
Note: We were asked about Latinos, and they are in the Caucasian percentages.
Latinos are Caucasians.
Are these stats for Memphis or nationwide?
High crime is the curse of Memphis. Interesting to see how the crime % so closely mirrors the racial make up of Memphis population.
Very disturbing crime stats for Memphis