Black Americans are also more likely to commit crimes and fight back against police but facts are only facts if they aren ' t viewed as racist . Edit I know people are going to hate on wikipedia as a source but its just a quick one to show how stupid this is . According to the US Department of Justice , blacks accounted for 52 . 5 % of homicide offenders from 1980 to 2008 , with whites 45 . 3 % and Other 2 . 2 %. The offending rate for blacks was almost 8 times higher than whites , and the victim rate 6 times higher . Most homicides were intraracial , with 84 % of white victims killed by whites , and 93 % of black victims killed by blacks . 8 times the amount of murders but only 2 . 5 times as likely to be shot and killed by police officers . Hmm .