Is There a Great White Defendant in New York City?

Stuff Black People Don’t Like
October 10, 2015

The New York City Police Department’s current authorized uniformed strength is 34,450. There are also approximately 4,500 Auxiliary Police Officers, 5,000 School Safety Agents, 2,300 Traffic Enforcement Agents, and 370 Traffic Enforcement Supervisors currently employed by the department.

Why?

Well, it’s not because of white people.

We’ve mentioned the Crime and Enforcement Activity in New York City report produced yearly by the NYPD before, and the 2014 edition has recently been released.

Recall: of 8.3 million people, New York City is 33.3 percent white, 28.6 percent Hispanic, and 25.5 percent black.

In 2014, the record indicates 1.1 percent of those arrested for shooting incidents (gun crime) were white; that same year, 74.6 percent of arrested suspects were black, with 22.9 percent of the suspects arrested classified as Hispanic.

A staggering 97.5 percent of those arrested for shootings in New York City in 2014 were black or Hispanic. 

How about murder victims/those arrested for murder?

In 2014:

• Blacks were 62.4 percent of murder victims and 61.8 percent of those arrested for murder.
• Hispanics were 25.2 percent of murder victims and 31.8 percent of those arrested for murder.
• Whites were 7.5 percent of murder victims and 2.9 percent of those arrested for murder.

In short: in 2014, blacks and Hispanics were 93.6 percent of those arrested for murder in New York City.

How about rape victims/those arrested for rape in 2014? 

• Blacks were 39.7 percent of rape victims and 43.2 percent of those arrested for rape.
• Hispanics were 36.5 percent of rape victims and 45.8 percent of those arrested for rape.
• Whites were 17.9 percent of rape victims and 4.7 percent of those arrested for rape.

In short: in 2014 blacks and Hispanics were 89 percent of those arrested for rape in New York City.

Robbery victims/those arrested for robbery?

• Blacks were 33.7 percent of robbery victims and 61.5 percent of those arrested for robbery.
• Hispanics were 37.3 percent of robbery victims and 29.6 percent of those arrested for robbery.
• Whites were 15.4 percent of robbery victims and 6.1 percent of those arrested for robbery.

In short: in 2014, blacks and Hispanics were 91.1 percent of those arrested for robbery  in New York City.

Without a black or Hispanic population, would New York City need 1/10th the size of its current police force?

Of course not.