Saturday, 9 March 2013
By
comparing official statistics from both the 2011 Census and 2011 crime statistics
from the Ministry of Justice, it is possible to calculate which races in England
and Wales proportionally commit the most crime.
The
data shows that, out of the three races listed in the MoJ data, whites commit
proportionally the fewest crimes, Asians commit slightly more, and blacks by
far the most.
Some
key stats are listed below, followed by the complete data, including links to
the source material.
Key statistics
• Proportionally, blacks in England and Wales commit significantly more violent crimes – of all kinds – than whites
• Blacks are 6.6 times more likely than whites to commit murder
• Blacks are 7.3 times more likely than whites to commit firearms offences
• Blacks are 3.7 times more likely than whites to commit rape
• Blacks commit over a quarter of robberies in England and Wales, despite being only 3.3% of the population. They are over 12 times more likely than whites to commit robbery
• Proportionally, Asians commit marginally more violent crime than whites. They are more likely to commit murder, rape and robbery, and less likely to possess firearms, blades, or steal from a person
• Proportionally, blacks in England and Wales commit significantly more violent crimes – of all kinds – than whites
• Blacks are 6.6 times more likely than whites to commit murder
• Blacks are 7.3 times more likely than whites to commit firearms offences
• Blacks are 3.7 times more likely than whites to commit rape
• Blacks commit over a quarter of robberies in England and Wales, despite being only 3.3% of the population. They are over 12 times more likely than whites to commit robbery
• Proportionally, Asians commit marginally more violent crime than whites. They are more likely to commit murder, rape and robbery, and less likely to possess firearms, blades, or steal from a person
The data:
Population
Population
of England and Wales, source: 2011 ONS Census
White
– 48,209,395 (85.97%)
[White
British – 45,134, 686 – 80.48%]
Black
– 1,864,890 (3.32%)
Asian
– 3,820,390 (6.81%)
Chinese
– 393,141 (0.7%)
Mixed
race – 1,224,400 (2.18%)
Arab
– 230,600 (0.41%)
Other
– 333,096 (0.59%)
Total
– 56,075,912
Crime
Offenders
found guilty of selected offences by ethnicity in England and Wales, 2011,
source: MoJ
Murder
White
– 223 (65.01%)
Black
– 57 (16.61%)
Asian
– 29 (8.45%)
Other
– 4 (1.16%)
Not
stated – 30 (8.74%)
Total
– 343
Blacks
are 6.6 times more likely than whites to commit murder
Asians
are 1.6 times more likely than whites to commit murder
Rape/attempted rape
White
– 820 (71.11%)
Black
– 118 (10.23%)
Asian
– 85 (7.37%)
Other
– 34 (2.94%)
Not
stated – 96 (8.32%)
Total
– 1153
Blacks
are 3.7 times more likely than whites to commit rape
Asians
are 1.3 times more likely than whites to commit rape
Robbery/assault with intent to rob
White
– 5054 (54.54%)
Black
– 2377 (25.65%)
Asian
– 730 (7.87%)
Other
– 279 (3.01%)
Not
stated – 825 (8.90%)
Total
– 9265
Blacks
are 12.2 times more likely than whites to commit robbery
Asians
are 1.8 times more likely than whites to commit robbery
Stealing from the person of another
White
– 4514 (67.47%)
Black
– 682 (10.19%)
Asian
– 301 (4.49%)
Other
– 226 (3.37%)
Not
stated – 967 (14.45%)
Total
– 6690
Blacks
are 3.9 more likely than whites to steal from the person of another
Possession of an article with a blade or point in a public place
or on school premises
White
– 4518 (72.26%)
Black
– 1034 (16.53%)
Asian
– 224 (3.58%)
Other
– 93 (1.48%)
Not
stated – 383 (6.12%)
Total
– 6252
Blacks
are 5.9 more likely than whites to commit of knife offences
Possession of firearms, certificate related and miscellaneous
firearms offences
White
– 989 (64.05%)
Black
– 281 (18.19%)
Asian
– 72 (4.66%)
Other
– 33 (2.13%)
Not
stated – 169 (10.94%)
Total
– 1544
Blacks
are 7.3 more likely than whites to commit firearms offences
Notes on the statistics
While
the Census data features a wide range of racial categories, the MoJ data
includes just five: white, black, Asian, other, and not stated. This makes it
impossible to determine the mixed race crime rate. It is also difficult to determine
exactly what is meant by ‘Asian’ in the MoJ data. The ‘Asian’ population in the
above calculations has been arrived at by adding together the Census categories
of the following: ‘Asian/Asian British: Indian’, ‘Asian/Asian British:
Pakistani’, ‘Asian/Asian British: Bangladeshi’, ‘Asian/Asian British: Asian Other’.
It excludes ‘Asian/Asian British: Chinese’ and ‘Arab’. This is in accordance with the LFS variable ETHUKEUL.
Population data source: ONS (Excel file)
Crime data source: whatdotheyknow.com
