Crime
Study Finds Race Disparity In Police Citations In Minneapolis, November 11, 2004, ABC 5 (Minneapolis)
Blacks in Minneapolis are 15 times more likely than whites to be arrested for low-level offenses.
Murphy’s Large Family Tree Falls Under Scrutiny At Trial, November 9, 2004, Houston Chronicle
“Squeaky clean” black athlete and commentator charged with sexually assaulting his children.
Police: Argument Over Dog Precedes Fatal Shooting, November 9, 2004, AP
A city program that places police officers in public housing is going badly.
Victim Spots Attacker On NBC Show, November 4, 2004, The Smoking Gun
Police capture black rapist after his victim sees him on TV dating show.
FBI Says Murders Up for 4th Straight Year, October 26, 2004, AP
The increase in the national murder rate is mainly due to gangs.
Teacher Jailed After Brawl With Parent, October 26, 2004, AP
Black teacher assaults student and hits her mother with a chair.
New Report Finds 3 Strikes Used Disproportionately On Minorities, October 21, 2004, Justice Policy Institute
Blacks are 13 times more likely than whites to receive life sentences under Cal.’s “Three Strikes” laws.
Springs Man Convicted Of Manslaughter In Mass. Death, October 15, 2004, Denver Post
Convicted white student claims he killed Puerto Rican in self-defense.
Raskol Gangs Rule World’s Worst City, September 22, 2004, The Guardian (London)
Crime and squalor make Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, the worst place to live.
Six Charged With Beating Student During Gang Initiation, September 17, 2004, News 2 (Nashville)
Black 13- to 15-year-olds kill student during gang initiation.
Coach’s Murder May Have Been Part of Gang Initiation, September 16, 2004, KOMO-1000 (Seattle)
Hispanic probably killed white high school coach to advance standing in gang.
Cops: Woman Stabs Cousin To Death Over French Fries, September 13, 2004, Chicago Sun-Times
Nineteen-year-old Chicago woman kills cousin “for a dollar.”
County Looking Into Racial Divide In Criminal Courts, September 8, 2004, nwitimes.com (Ind.)
In 2003, 60 percent of the incarcerated in America were non-white.
N.Y. ‘9/11’ Check Yanks 300k Driver Licenses, August 20, 2004, NY Post
Two and a half percent of New York licenses acquired through fake Social Security numbers.
Feds Nab 64 Convicted Alien Sexual Predators, August 19, 2004, WABC (NY)
ICE official calls child molestation by immigrants a form of terrorism.
Ganging Up On Us, August 17, 2004, Times Leader (Penn.)
Gangs move to rural Pennsylvania because of high drug prices and easy welfare checks.
Shootings In Detroit Soar In ‘04, August 16, 2004, Detroit News
Shootings in Detroit are up 70 percent over last year.
Murder Rates Rising, Cities Respond, August 13, 2004, Christian Science Monitor
Gang violence and murder rates are on the rise again in many cities.
Comic Actor Charged With Rape In Tennessee, July 29, 2004, CNN.com
Black actor charged with raping woman on movie set.
Police Shootings Raise Racial Tensions, July 27, 2004, AP
Texas cops shoot criminals to save their own lives and those of others. Blacks protest.
Suber Admits To Raping Girl, 7, July 9, 2004, Mike Wereschagin, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Black Pittsburgh school board president raped a seven-year-old girl.
3 FIU Players Jailed In Robbery Attempt, July 7, 2004, SunSentinel.com
Three black college football players fire gun into a car on campus in robbery attempt.
Small Cities Cope With Crime Surge, July 6, 2004, Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor
Crime rates soar in small cities while decreasing in large ones.