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What do those numbers mean?

FBI crime statistics (13% of the population 57% of the violent crime) https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2017/crime-in-the-u.s.-...

And according to exoneration data, innocent African American suspects are:

- 7 times more likely to be falsely convicted of murder than innocent white suspects.

- 3.5 times more likely ... for sexual assaults.

7x & 3.5x are lowballs since I expect only a relatively small % can actually afford to prove their innocence.

Conclusion: Good luck getting accurate crime stats from some of the most historically racist institutions in the USA.