Statistics on Ethnicity and Offending

What does the ethnicity status of the UK look like?

• 81.7% - white

• 9.3% - asian

• 4% - black

• 2.9% - mixed

• 2.3% - other

What did a 2005 study in Britain find about offending rates?

White individuals had the highest rate of committing crimes (42%) - also higher rates for more serious crimes

• compared to: 39% Mixed, 28% Black, 21% Asian

What was the only category in which black people had a higher rate of committing a crime?

Robbery - 2% VS 0.5%

• robberies only account for a small portion of overall crime

How do the statistics show a bias in the criminal system towards black people?

white individuals are more likely to commit a crime, yet black individuals were more likely to be arrested, convicted, and imprisoned

What does the 2012/13 survey show about the risk of being a victim?

being a personal victim of crime was higher for non-white groups

• 7.2%, in contrast to 5% for White individuals

From data collected from 2003 to 2011, what was the data on murder victimisation?

11% of murder victims were Black ethnic groups - 9% were from Asian groups

• percentages significantly exceeded their receptive proportions in the overall population

What did the 2012/13 Crime survey find about racially motivated crimes?

124,000 racially motivated incidents documented during 2012-13

• implies that ethnicity can be a contribution factor in specific criminal acts

What did the 2012/13 Crime survey find about fear of crime?

more prevalent among minority groups

• individuals from these backgrounds often experienced increased anxiety or concern about their safety in relation to crime compared to the general population

How are Black people over-represented in crime statistics?

TBC