YOUTH VIOLENCE IN NEW CENTURY
Trends in homicides by offenders ages 14-24 between 2000-01 and 2006-07.
• Houston: Whites, down 10 percent; blacks, up 139 percent
• Dallas: Whites, down 46 percent; blacks, down 40 percent
• San Antonio: Whites, down 3 percent; blacks, up 38 percent
• Boston: Whites, down 40 percent; blacks, up 78 percent
• Chicago: Whites, down 47 percent; blacks, down 30 percent
• Oklahoma City: Whites, up 19 percent; blacks, up 85 percent
• San Francisco: Whites, up 32 percent; blacks, up 79 percent
• Los Angeles: Whites, down 20 percent; blacks, down 22 percent
Source: The Recent Surge In Homicides Involving Young Black Males and Guns: Time To Reinvest in Prevention and Crime Control
Trends in homicides by offenders ages 14-24 between 2000-01 and 2006-07.
• Houston: Whites, down 10 percent; blacks, up 139 percent
• Dallas: Whites, down 46 percent; blacks, down 40 percent
• San Antonio: Whites, down 3 percent; blacks, up 38 percent
• Boston: Whites, down 40 percent; blacks, up 78 percent
• Chicago: Whites, down 47 percent; blacks, down 30 percent
• Oklahoma City: Whites, up 19 percent; blacks, up 85 percent
• San Francisco: Whites, up 32 percent; blacks, up 79 percent
• Los Angeles: Whites, down 20 percent; blacks, down 22 percent
Source: The Recent Surge In Homicides Involving Young Black Males and Guns: Time To Reinvest in Prevention and Crime Control