In 2022, Minneapolis was 60% white & 18% black. Official gun crime stats from the city indicate were the city without a black population, there’d be almost no gun crime.
From the City of Minneapolis: 2022 Gun Violence Overview [PDF]
2022 Gun Violence Demographics |
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• 83% of shooting victims are Black. • 89% of shooting suspects are described as Black in cases where suspect descriptions were provided. • In 2021, there was 1 Black shooting victim for every 150 Black residents of Minneapolis. • The metric for White residents was 1 shooting victim for every 3,768 residents • Black community members are disproportionately represented in shooting victim data • 2/3 of our shooting victims are under the age of 31 |
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Imagine how little gun crime Minneapolis would have were the city all-white…