So what ' s your point though ? Black people are also more likely to be poor and low socioeconomic class and white people that are poor and low socioeconomic class are definitely more likely to commit crimes aswell , wouldn ' t you say ? Would it not make more sense to say people who are low socioeconomic class are more likely to commit crimes than to drag black people who are successful and lawyers , doctors , scientists , and military personel back down to where they came from merely because of their skin color ? I would think you agree with me that being poor and growing up in the hood has more to do with why black people are more likely to commit crimes , right ? So why talk about the color of their skin which is much more representative instead talking about what is causing it .