Ethnicity & Crime

Ethnicity & Crime

1. BCS

   • EM people are over-represented in statistics as victims.
   • Pakistanis - more likely to be the victims of crime - more likely to report this crime as racially motivated
   • African-Caribbeans are often unwilling to report racist crime - as they believe it won't be taken seriously or acted upon

2. Prison Statistics

   • June 2005
   • EM groups - over-represented in prison statistics
   • Black minority ethnic groups represented 25% of the prison population
   • Black people make up 11% of the prison population but make up 2.8% of the population in Britain
   • Asian people make up 6% of the prison population and 5% of general population
   • Female prisons - 1 in 5 are Black

3. ICM Research Poll - BBC - 2002

   • 33% of Black respondents & 30% of Asian respondents said they have been made to feel like a criminal because of the colour of their skin.
   • 18% of Black Rs & 15% of Asian Rs experienced racism from police of criminal justice system

4. Home Office 2005

   • Members of Black & minority ethnic groups were more likely to be arrested or stopped & searched
     • Asian people - twice as likely to be stopped & searched
   • Black people - 6 times more likely to be stopped & searched

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