statistics Flashcards
arrest likelihood
black men are 3X more likely to be arrested than white men
robbery arrest likelihood
young black men are 10.5X more likely to be arrested for robbery
police custody deaths
black men are 4X more likely to die in police custody
prison population
black people are overrepresented in the prison population 12X
stop and search 2014-2017
2014 black men 4X more likely to be stop and searched
2017 black men 9.5X more likely to be stop and searched
BME police
ethnic minority police make up 5.5% of all officers in the UK (14% of population)
knife crime - age
most hospital admissions are 19+ yrs old
79% of knife possession offenders are 18+ yrs old
knife crime - attacks
79% of violent crimes involve no weapon (only 6% knife attacks)
39% of homicides in England and Wales
58% of homicides in Scotland
hate crime - increases
18% increase in number of hate crimes
British Transport Police, hate crimes increase by 37% 2011-2015
Racial hate crimes
racial attacks make up 82% of hate crimes
57% increase after the EU referendum (national police chiefs council)
unsafe when home alone
blacks = 37% asians = 45% whites= 29%