I wrote:
"The point I would make is that a disproportionate number of Blacks abuse illicit drugs, as compared to Whites. That's a fact according to the FBI's annual Uniform Crime Index."
Buddy McKee responded:
"Actually, I don't believe that is a 'fact'...."
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Okay, let's examine the facts. Table 43 of the FBI's 2009 Uniform Crime Index contains the number of people arrested for drug abuse violations, by race, in 2009.
fbi.gov
excerpt:
Offense charged: Drug abuse violations
Number of Whites arrested: 845,974
Number of Black arrested: 437,623
The 2009 U.S. population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau:
factfinder.census.gov
excerpt:
Number of Whites: 244,298,393
Number of Blacks: 39,641,060
Ergo, on a proportional basis, Blacks were arrested for drug abuse violates at ~3.18 times the rate of Whites, relative to the respective populations of both races, in 2009.
Once again, here is what I wrote:
"The point I would make is that a disproportionate number of Blacks abuse illicit drugs, as compared to Whites. That's a fact according to the FBI's annual Uniform Crime Index."
The data verifies my claim. Those are the facts, Buddy.
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