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In 2008 a total of 40 homicides were committed in Little Rock, 54% of which were committed by blacks against blacks. Nationally, homicide is the leading cause of death for black young men ages 10-24, and the second leading cause of death for black women ages 15-24.

There have been over 392 homicides reported over the last 5-6 years in Pulaski County. The United States spends an average of over 4.5 billion on emergency and physical/occupational therapy associated with crime-related injuries/deaths, with more than 720,000 spent on youths and young adults ages 10-24 treated for injuries sustained from violence.

BLACK ON BLACK CRIME STATISTICS

While African Americans comprise 13.5% of the U.S. Population, 43% of all murder victims in 2007 were African American, 93.1% of whom were killed were African Americans.

Victimizations of African Americans from violent crime which include the following; rape/sexual assault, robbery, aggravated and simple Assault was 24.3% in 2007, with the highest percentages of victimizations within the age ranges of 15-24 totaling a percentage greater than 38%.

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Sources

* AR Democrat Gazette, Jan. 19, 2009
* US Census Bureau
* Bureau of Justice Statistics Criminal Victimization
* LRPD, Crime Analyst Unit
* U.S. Department of Justice
* Channel 7-(www.katv.com)
* COMPSTAT Report
* Arkansas Crime Information Center
* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
* US Department of Justice

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