This is why spouting stats to make a point is dangerous, murky water. Tread carefully.
Stats can give us quantitative views but give no opinion on the qualitative view.
Stats can give us quantitative views but give no opinion on the qualitative view.
My point is, pure stats should never be the only source of information. One may not think the police are racist, and instead think that crime and poverty are related. But over policing of the poor doesn't magically make them wealthy.
The policing issue in the US is complicated.