Along with this rise violence has been the dramatic increase
in vitriol anti-White rhetoric. Black on white crime is at a all time high,
with Black assailants and White victims accounting for 63.9% of robberies, 58.6% of the rapes, and
51.8% of assaults. By contrast, Blacks are the victims in crimes involving
robbery where the perpetrator was White just 8.3% of the time, and in 2.7% of assaults,
and 5.5% of the rapes.
Hispanics also face a far disproportional rate of victimhood
when it comes to murder, rape, assault, and robbery. They are more likely to be
the victim of a violent crime 65% more often than someone who was White and 54%
more likely than a Black individual.
Asians too are facing higher rates of violent crime. What is happening in
America?
According to FBI statistics from 2019, the latest available,
51.3% of those arrested for murder were Black. 45.7% were White, while 1.83% were
Hispanic and 1.1% were Asians. When it came to aggravated assault, Whites were responsible for 62.2%. Blacks
committed 32.7%. Native Americans were 2.2%. Asians made up just 1.8% of those
convicted on aggravated assault charges. Note these are raw numbers and not
based on their percentage of the population
Another form of assault is rape. In 2019, there were some
13,799 reported cases. Whites were reported as the offender in nearly 70% of the
cases. Blacks were reported as the perpetrators in 26.8% of the incidents. Asians
were arrested in 1.7% of the attacks while Native Americans accounted for 1.5%
of the reported rapes.
A ScienceDirect Study from 2020 reported that from 2016 and
2018, there were approximately 300,000 to 400,000 untested kits awaiting
processing. A 2022 Congressional Study reported an estimated backlog of anywhere
from 90,000 to a staggering 400,000 untested kits were still pending. Some of
the worse offenders are West Virginia, Louisiana, Oregon, and North Carolina.
One of the states with the worse record is Kentucky. It
received a test kit on January 7, 1993 and didn’t finalized the results until 28
years later, on September 27, 2021! But if you think that’s bad, consider
Washington State. It received a test kit on January 14, 1984 and didn’t return the
results until October 3, 2022, some 38 years later! While there should have
been repercussions, it should also be noted that the there is no federal law
mandating the tracking, processing, and reporting on rape test kits, which is
obviously unacceptable on any level.
When it came to robbery, the FBI report indicated that in
2019 there were 104,595 reports. Of those apprehended, Whites made up the
overwhelming majority at 69.8%. Blacks were 27.3% while Native Americans were
1.4% and Asians were 1.2%. Hispanics were 18, 584 of those arrested and
convicted.
Unlawful weapon possession is another serious crime the FBI
keeps track of. Their data shows there were 97,466 reported arrests made in
2019. Of those busted, 54,167 were White. 40,827 were Black. 18,756 were
Hispanic. 1,073 were Asian, and just 988 were Native American, which brings up
to another topic—gun violence.
Guns in the United States are as much a part of the culture
as the Old West and the Declaration of Independence. They were written into our
Bill of Rights, to be used as a tool to protect us from government overreach
and tyranny. They were as any essential tool in the exploration and settlement of
this country. We still use them to hunt and for sport. Guns are as much as part
of the American character as our belief in individualism and our sense of
freedom.
In terms of the demographics of gun ownership, it should
come as no surprise that males own 40% of the firearms compared to women who
own about 25%. Those living in the country or in rural locations comprise 47% of
gun owners. Those who live in suburbia make up some 30% while those living in
urban areas are about 20%.
When it comes to age, older Americans, those 50 and up, are
the mostly likely to own a firearm at 46% followed by those 30 to 49 at 42%. The least likely was those individuals between
18 and 29. Only around 32% of them own any sort of firearm. The number one
reason for gun ownership---72%---was for personal protection. An average of 31%
said it was for hunting and target shooting. 15% said they were simply gun
collectors, and just 7% said it was required as part of their job.
Academically, 47% of those with at least some college are
most likely to have a gun. Next are those education extends up to high school.
About 43% of them own a firearm of some sort. About 40% of college graduates are
gunowners while just 30% of those with post graduate degrees are.
According to the survey, 45% of Republicans own at least one
firearm while just 20% of Democrats own one or more guns. The survey, conducted
by Pew, ignores Independents, the nations largest political demographic, so it
has to be “presumed” that the 35% difference between Republican and Democrat
ownership must be Independents. Unfortunately, a rare case of poor statistics
gathering by Pew.
In 2023 there were over 46,000 deaths due to gun violence.
Contrary to popular opinion, most of these weren’t the result of a crime, but
rather the result of suicide or other self-inflicted injury (there were 26,700
gun related suicides in 2023). Gun related deaths are the leading cause of
children ages 1 through 17, largely to a failure to properly secure the weapons
and in the case of older kids, a lack of adequate gun safety training. The graphic
violence is often portrayed and glorified in video games and in movie are also
a significant factor. Unfortunately, there’s no reset button to push in real
life.
In terms of gun safety, 58% of those surveyed said they
supported tighter gun safety laws. 26% said that the current level of gun laws
were about right and 15% thought they were too strict. 88% of Republicans and
89% of Democrats support restrictions on those with known mental illnesses from
owning a firearm. 69% of Republicans would like to see the age requirement to
own a gun of any sort raised to 21 across the board. 90% of Democrats agree. Mandatory
gun safety and care training is also strongly recommended.
So where are the gun related deaths the worse? According to
a 2022 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), which
keeps track of these figures, Texas had the most gun related deaths at 4,630.
California had 3,484, while Florida was next with 3,232 deaths. Georgia had 2,163.
Other states with a high number of gun related deaths included Pennsylvania
with 1,941, Illinois at 1,798, and North Carolina reporting 1,831, matching Ohio.
It bears mentioning that while the United States is usually portrayed
as the gun related death capitol of the world, there are countries far worse
than the U.S. According to a report by
World Population Review for 2025, the overall death rate by gun in the United
States is 4.42 deaths per 100,000, but first, who are among the lowest?
In Jordon, despite being surrounded by violence coming from
neighboring Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Iraq, the number of civilian gun
related deaths is just 0.3 per 100k. In Australia, it’s 0.09 and 0.02 in Oman. In Spain and Algeria, the figure is 0.11. In
Switzerland where gun ownership is mandatory, gun deaths are only 0.14 per
100,000. As impressive as those numbers are, the nation with the lowest number
of gun related fatalities is African nation of Zimbabwe which reported a
remarkable 0.01 deaths by firearm.
The countries with the highest deaths rates due to firearms
include Ecuador, where it’s 39.5 per 100k, nearly ten times higher than the
U.S. In neighboring, Mexico it’s 17.2% despite all the drug cartel reported
killings. Nevertheless, the nation at the top of the corpse strewn mound is
Jamacia. Once known for its tourism, Jamacia now has the dubious honor of having
the most gun related deaths with a whooping 42 per 100k.
Will stricter laws reduce the number of violence crimes by
gun? Perhaps. It will certainly make it tougher for law abiding citizens.
Criminals, of course, will have no difficulty getting their hands on gun any
time they want, but that doesn’t account for knife attacks with are on the
rise.
So, are we going to impose bans on knives or other sharp objects along with guns? What about bricks, rocks, or pointy sticks? Then too, how do we combat the rise in race based attacks, often brought on by vile racist rhetoric which serves only to promote the violence without violating the 1st Amendment? Unless civility can be restored, the violence will only continue and grow. We are facing dangerous times not seen since the late 1850’s. We are at the point where any act, no matter how benign or unintentional, could potentially be the spark to set this nation on fire and neither side, regardless of the bravado, is prepared for the consequences.
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How many rape kits are awaiting testing in the US? See databy state.
America tested 100,000 forgotten rape kits. But justiceremains elusive.
FBI: 2019 Crime in the United States
WPR: Gun Deaths per Country 2025
Gun deaths and violence in the United States by state
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