The Uncomfortable Truth: Disproportionate Black Crime Rates in America Exposed

In a thought-provoking video (Above), a Black man sits outdoors, candidly addressing the elephant in the room: Black Americans commit violent crimes at higher per capita rates than any other racial group in the U.S. He critiques a response to conservative commentator Charlie Kirk by Garrison Hayes, pointing out factual errors while emphasizing that acknowledging this disparity isn’t racist—it’s essential for solving a problem that devastates Black communities most. The video, which quotes Senator Cory Booker’s praise for Hayes, calls for honest dialogue without knee-jerk accusations of bigotry.

This raw admission from within the community underscores a crisis long highlighted by conservatives: Crime statistics reveal stark racial imbalances that liberal policies and cultural excuses only exacerbate, leading to needless suffering and societal decay. Conservatives have consistently argued that ignoring these disparities fuels more violence, not less. According to FBI data from 2013—the last fully detailed stats available—African Americans, who comprise about 13% of the population, committed nearly 54% of all murders where race was cited.

This isn’t an anomaly; it’s a pattern. In 2021, Black men were roughly nine times more likely to be murdered than white men, with the vast majority of those killings perpetrated by other Black individuals. National Review highlighted this grim reality, noting that while whites are 2.3 times more likely to be murdered by Blacks than vice versa, the intra-racial nature of Black homicides means the community bears the brunt.

In 2022, Black homicide victimization was at 25 per 100,000, dwarfing the white rate of 3.5.

(Data compiled from FBI Uniform Crime Reports and Bureau of Justice Statistics)These figures aren’t just numbers; they represent lives lost to preventable chaos. Between 2019 and 2020, murders of Black Americans surged from 7,484 to 9,941—a 33% spike—largely attributed to “defund the police” movements that crippled law enforcement in Democrat-run cities.

Welfare programs, starting in the 1960s, shattered Black families, replacing fathers with government checks and perpetuating cycles of dependency and crime. Harvard economist Roland Fryer’s study found no racial bias in police shootings—Blacks and Hispanics are actually less likely to be shot than whites in similar situations—but more likely to face nonfatal force. This challenges BLM narratives, as police killings of Blacks (about 25% of total) align with crime involvement, not racism.