Black Victims of Violent Crime
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BLACK AMERICANS WERE VICTIMS IN 15 PERCENT OF ALL NONFATAL VIOLENT CRIMES AND 49 PERCENT OF ALL HOMICIDES DURING 2005
WASHINGTON - Black Americans accounted for 13 percent of the U.S. population in 2005 but were the victims of about 15 percent...