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What Causes Racial Disparities in Crime Rates?

What Causes Racial Disparities in Crime Rates?

The lazy answer begins and ends with invoking "systematic racism," but other factors matter, including class . . . and an often overlooked factor: age.

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Above: a graph is worth 1,000 words.

In my series about police shootings, I have taken care to point out that the racial disparities in police shootings largely match the racial disparities in those who feloniously kill police. My thesis was that if racial bias were a significant factor in police shootings, then one would see more police shootings target…

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