BLACKS AND U.S. LAW ENFORCEMENT

Personnel

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As of 2023, There are over 324,951 police officers currently employed in the United States. Of these, 60% are white, 18 2% are Latino, and 12 9% are black. Among police chiefs, 9.9% are black.

Setup

The United States has had a system of law enforcement in place since its founding in 1776. Each state and municipality has its own police force, courts and prison system. Crimes committed across state lines are enforced by the U S Department of Justice, headed by the attorney general. The chief investigative agency of the Justice Department is the Federal Bureau of Investigation Laws are also enforced by the Treasury Department, the Homeland Security Department, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Postal Service.

Arrest

Of the FBI's 13,000 agents worldwide, 400, or 3%, are black. None have ever served as FBI director Overall, 18% of Justice Department employees are black. Two blacks have served as U.S. attorney general, both nominated by a black president

Among all judges, 5 5% are black Two African Americans serve on the U S Supreme Court ojjdp.gov

There are 50 state attorneys general, of whom five are African American There are over 30,321 district attorneys: 5.4% are black.

There are 685 black lawyers in the U.S., comprising 3.7% of the profession.

In 2020, more than 7 6 million Americans were arrested, of whom 70% were white and 26% were black Of these arrests, 36% of blacks were caught for violent crimes (murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) and 28% for property crimes (burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson)

Trial And Conviction

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Black people are seven times more likely to be wrongfully convicted of a serious offense, including murder, than white people, according to a report released in 2022 by the National Registry of Exonerations Black defendants are 2.4 percentage points more likely than white defendants to be detained while they await their court hearings. The average bail for black defendants is $7,281 higher than for white defendants.*

Sentencing

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The United States is unparalleled historically and ranks among the highest worldwide in its dependence on incarceration Over five million people in total are under supervision by the criminal legal system Nearly two million people, disproportionately black, are living in prisons and jails instead of their communities.

Current death row population: white, 994 (42%); black, 970 (41%); Latino, 330 (14%). Keep in mind that blacks constitute 13% of the U S population