For the most part, the victims are black. Ninety-three percent of murdered blacks were murdered by a black. In fact, most victims of violent crimes report having been victimized by a member of their own race. However, in the case of interracial violent crime, blacks are 50 times more likely to commit violent crimes against whites than whites against blacks. Bureau of Justice victimization reports show that 89 percent of interracial crimes involved black perpetrators and white victims.
Crime is a major problem and lies at the heart of other major problems faced by blacks.
High crime translates into low rates of businesses formation in black neighborhoods. That translates into fewer resident employment and shopping opportunities. Unsafe schools compromise black education and create incentives for the best teachers and students to go elsewhere. Crime drives upwardly mobile residents out, and the neighborhood loses stabilizing influences. D.C. Nationally, for at least two decades, the black suburban migration rate has been higher than that of whites.