In 2022, 9,655 murderers in the United States were Black, while 6,629 were White. A further 3,698 murderers were of another race, including American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. However, not all law enforcement agencies submitted homicide data to the FBI in 2022, meaning there may be more murder offenders of each race than depicted. While the majority of circumstances behind murders in the U.S. are unknown, narcotics, robberies, and gang killings are most commonly identified.
Number of murder offenders in the United States in 2022, by race
*Includes American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
Due to the FBI's transition to a new crime reporting system, only 15,726 of 18,888 participating law enforcement agencies submitted crime data to the FBI for 2022. As a result, figures may not accurately reflect the total number of crimes.
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FBI. (October 16, 2023). Number of murder offenders in the United States in 2022, by race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1466623/murder-offenders-in-the-us-by-race/
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