Victimisation (Ethnicity)

Cards (7)

  • CSEW reveals that mixed, black and Asian ethnic groups are more at risk of being a victim of crime. The vast majority of hate crimes recorded by the police are racially motivated.
  • Gov.uk tells us that between 2017/18 and 2019/20, almost half (49%) of homicide victims aged 15 to 17 and 37% of victims aged 18 to 20 were from the Black ethnic group.
  • A total of 105 black victims of murder and manslaughter were recorded in 2020, up from 96 the previous year, and the highest since 2002, the ONS said. The same figures also show that Black people are more likely to be victims of homicide overall. About 15% of all victims in the period were black, but only 3% of the general population are black.
  • A total of 105 black victims of murder and manslaughter were recorded in 2020, up from 96 the previous year, and the highest since 2002, the ONS said. The same figures also show that Black people are more likely to be victims of homicide overall. About 15% of all victims in the period were black, but only 3% of the general population are black.
  • ONS 2020 figures show that Black people are more likely to be victims of homicide overall. About 15% of all victims in the period were black, but only 3% of the general population are black. Sixty-four per cent of victims were white, while white people make up 85% of the general population.
  • Home Office evidence from 2005 suggests that black people are five times more likely to be murdered than their white counterparts. 1 in 3 gun murders,
    both the victims and suspects were black. This is called intra-racial meaning black on black, white on white, etc.
  • Home Office evidence from 2005 suggests that black people are five times more likely to be murdered than their white counterparts. 1 in 3 gun murders,
    both the victims and suspects were black. This is called intra-racial meaning black on black, white on white, etc.