BLACKS ARE MORE LIKELY TO...

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Black peo­ple are about 7½ times more like­ly to be wrong­ful­ly con­vict­ed of mur­der in the U.S. than are whites, and about 80% more like­ly to be inno­cent than oth­ers con­vict­ed of mur­der, accord­ing to a new report by the National Registry of Exonerations. The already dis­pro­por­tion­ate risk of wrong­ful con­vic­tion, the Registry found, was even worse if the mur­der vic­tim in a case was white. source

Black Americans are statistically more likely to be victims of hate crimes compared to other racial and ethnic groups in the United States. The FBI and research centers have reported that Black Americans account for roughly 22% to 30% of all reported hate crime victims over recent years, which is the highest proportion among racial groups. source

Safety and Violence: Black children (0-17) are over 13.6 times more likely to die by firearm homicide than white peers, and young Black males (18-24) are nearly 23 times more likely. source

Education: Black K-12 students are more likely to worry about their safety in school, with less than 40% agreeing their school is safe. source

Health Outcomes: Black adults are more likely to have hypertension, diabetes, and strokes. They are also 35% more likely to die from major heart and blood vessel diseases. source

Military Service: Black Americans are more likely to serve in the military and in civilian roles. source

Despite accounting for only 14% of the U.S. population, Black people account for 60% of those killed by firearm homicide each year. On average, Black people are over 11.5 times more likely to be victims of firearm homicide than their non-Hispanic white peers. source

Chronic Conditions: Black Americans are nearly twice as likely to develop dementia as white Americans. source

Maternal Health: Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. source