[lbo-talk] crime & American Indians

Wojtek Sokolowski sokol at jhu.edu
Wed Apr 27 07:25:41 PDT 2005


Doug quoted:
> >"American Indians and Crime: A BJS Statistical Profile, 1992-2002"
> >is available from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) website at
> >http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/aic02.htm.

Highlights include the following:


>From 1976 to 2001 an estimated 3,738 American Indians were murdered.
Among American Indians age 25 to 34, the rate of violent crime victimizations was more than 2½ times the rate for all persons the same age.

Rates of violent victimization for both males and females were higher for American Indians than for all races.

WS: High victimization rates are usually swept under the rug by the populist relativists claiming that any sub-culture is as good as any other. In this case, such practices are particularly disingenuous since victimization cannot be blamed on "external factors" as most tribes are self-governed.

Wojtek



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