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Who are the dangerous criminals? (Original Post) Tootbsb Tuesday OP
I can't verify those numbers. WarGamer Tuesday #1
I just checked and she's spot on wolfie001 Tuesday #2
SHE CLAIMED numbers WarGamer Tuesday #10
They're still dead, though. Iggo Tuesday #49
I literally verified the numbers before posting. Thanks. Tootbsb Tuesday #4
29? WarGamer Tuesday #12
Thank you! I trusted what the original poster you quoted was saying wolfie001 Tuesday #13
Murder Rates Down North Coast Lawyer Tuesday #3
That's always been the case with a Democratic President! wolfie001 Tuesday #14
Crime rates usually go down when the economy is good and jobs are available Walleye Tuesday #29
Because of Democratic Presidential policies wolfie001 Tuesday #58
Yes. Absolutely correct. Walleye Tuesday #59
Kudos! wolfie001 Yesterday #61
FBI rates BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #5
How many are immigrants? That was the point. Tootbsb Tuesday #6
Her point was singling out white men BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #8
Oh my wolfie001 Tuesday #17
So BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #19
Her numbers pan out wolfie001 Tuesday #21
I posted the real numbers BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #23
Yes Yes! wolfie001 Tuesday #25
We should have a beer together BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #26
You're a good man! wolfie001 Tuesday #27
Blast? BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #28
Not really aka-chmeee Tuesday #33
No they don't BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #34
You really should include all of the indirect deaths caused by racist white male gun-humpers..... wolfie001 Tuesday #54
Good. Iggo Tuesday #50
Check your numbers again hardluck Tuesday #39
TY. BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #40
How many Greg_In_SF Tuesday #7
I don't know; when it is reported 24/7 breathlessly that immigrants are killing and committing crimes Tootbsb Tuesday #11
CAN i SEE YOUR SOURCE FOR 29? WarGamer Tuesday #15
Yes! BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #16
Here's are the sources hardluck Tuesday #38
Yes BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #41
Agreed hardluck Tuesday #44
Cool BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #45
This is being misread... WarGamer Tuesday #48
There's someone down thread BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #51
I just read, Texas is the only State that keeps records of immigration status upon conviction. WarGamer Tuesday #52
Ok thank you BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #53
I didn't think DU had such sensitive males lurking about wolfie001 Tuesday #18
So you're insulting me? BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #20
This message was self-deleted by its author wolfie001 Tuesday #22
Oh sorry Polka wolfie001 Tuesday #24
Being a Browns fan BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #32
The first squad ended up as the Ravens wolfie001 Tuesday #55
Yeah BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #57
Sort of like the number of trans athletes that are competing in girls sports. Blown way out of whack. Walleye Tuesday #30
Jess Piper Just Jerome Tuesday #9
Jess Piper is one of my favorites on Substack .. Bo Zarts Tuesday #31
Here's where the 29 number came from. It's legit. Wiz Imp Tuesday #35
I have to BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #37
The numbers come directly from CBP - the people responsible for immigration and Border control Wiz Imp Tuesday #42
I get that BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #43
Just because the numbers don't agree with your preconceived assumptions does not make them wrong. Wiz Imp Tuesday #46
Correct! It has no bearing to FBI stats however BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #47
that link shows the 29 number was nonsense... WarGamer Tuesday #60
Time for an executive order to halt that kind of data collection maspaha Tuesday #36
I just want to make sure you guys are reading it right. Iggo Tuesday #56

WarGamer

(17,149 posts)
1. I can't verify those numbers.
Tue May 27, 2025, 05:20 PM
Tuesday

Not saying they're BS... just can't verify

I like her point... but is it accurate.

Large grain of salt with any "data" from social media.

wolfie001

(5,034 posts)
2. I just checked and she's spot on
Tue May 27, 2025, 06:17 PM
Tuesday

Of course, I knew the outcome already. Most killed were probably domestic partners, relatives or friends.

wolfie001

(5,034 posts)
13. Thank you! I trusted what the original poster you quoted was saying
Tue May 27, 2025, 06:39 PM
Tuesday

Here in Maryland and the closer states, we've had more than just a few 35–50-year-old sons who've killed their fathers while still living in the homes they grew up in. Very odd behavior. All whites that I've seen.

3. Murder Rates Down
Tue May 27, 2025, 06:20 PM
Tuesday

Interestingly according to FBI crime stats murders were down 11.6% in 2023. So much for GOP rantings about crime waves.

https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/home

Regardless: 24,803 homicide suspects were white.

wolfie001

(5,034 posts)
14. That's always been the case with a Democratic President!
Tue May 27, 2025, 06:41 PM
Tuesday

During ronnie rayguns, crime and murder soared. It came way down under Bill Clinton. Same thing with that ass GWB. Went down with Obama. And on and on.

*So glad I posted my 5,000 to a Canadian! Elbows Up!

wolfie001

(5,034 posts)
58. Because of Democratic Presidential policies
Tue May 27, 2025, 09:48 PM
Tuesday

Intelligent people globally are attracted to the US when we have an open and honest person in the WH. Having a just and honest society. Not some religious phony, or a washed-up actor or a bloated felon. Scholars and innovators see the writing on the wall here right now.

BeerBarrelPolka

(1,746 posts)
5. FBI rates
Tue May 27, 2025, 06:26 PM
Tuesday

FBI

Black or African American: 36,736

White: 24,803

Unknown: 12,105

Not Specified: 10,098

American Indian or Alaska Native: 808

Asian: 647


https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/shr

wolfie001

(5,034 posts)
21. Her numbers pan out
Tue May 27, 2025, 06:52 PM
Tuesday

I guess you missed my post near the top. Quick, cursory check. You should do it. Most white males are responsible people of course. What she was saying in the original post is that the # of immigrant murders are miniscule and it's been blown way out of proportion by white racist republicans. I mean, come on. You know that.

BeerBarrelPolka

(1,746 posts)
23. I posted the real numbers
Tue May 27, 2025, 06:53 PM
Tuesday

From the FBI. The real numbers make white males look far WORSE than what she posted!

wolfie001

(5,034 posts)
54. You really should include all of the indirect deaths caused by racist white male gun-humpers.....
Tue May 27, 2025, 09:42 PM
Tuesday

.....who are in decisions of power. They pass the laws that cause many unnecessary deaths because they have zero empathy or humanity. How's that? Right to the point, right?

hardluck

(723 posts)
39. Check your numbers again
Tue May 27, 2025, 08:22 PM
Tuesday

You need to do a custom timeframe from 1/23-12/23. You went with the default of 5 years.

The website is kinda wonky and defaults to 5 years for some reason.

BeerBarrelPolka

(1,746 posts)
40. TY.
Tue May 27, 2025, 08:29 PM
Tuesday

Jan-Dec 2023

Black or African American: 9,653

White: 6,902

Not Specified: 2,942

Unknown: 2,796

American Indian or Alaska Native: 242

Asian: 204

Tootbsb

(122 posts)
11. I don't know; when it is reported 24/7 breathlessly that immigrants are killing and committing crimes
Tue May 27, 2025, 06:30 PM
Tuesday

The facts don’t agree. 🤷‍♂️

BeerBarrelPolka

(1,746 posts)
16. Yes!
Tue May 27, 2025, 06:44 PM
Tuesday

Yes! I'd like to see that too. As well as her stats for 8,842 white men. The FBI has something to say about that.

hardluck

(723 posts)
38. Here's are the sources
Tue May 27, 2025, 08:20 PM
Tuesday

For the 29 figure, its from U.S. Customs and Border Protection:
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/cbp-enforcement-statistics/criminal-noncitizen-statistics-fy2023

Total Criminal Convictions by Type
This table organizes nationwide convictions of criminal aliens by type of criminal conduct. Because some criminal aliens may be convicted of multiple criminal offenses, total convictions listed below exceed the total arrests noted in the table above.

Conviction Type FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23YTD

Homicide, Manslaughter 3 3 2 3 60 62 29


For homicides by white men:
https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend
You need to make sure you select a custom timeframe of 1/23 - 12/23. Not her exact number but close.

Black or African American - 9,299

White - 6,333

Not Specified - 2,945

Unknown - 2,105

American Indian or Alaska Native - 251

Asian - 183

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander -50

Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Other Pacific Islander - 0

Multiple - 0

BeerBarrelPolka

(1,746 posts)
41. Yes
Tue May 27, 2025, 08:32 PM
Tuesday

I corrected the yearly stats. The CBP is erroneous. There's no way that in some years immigrants only killed 2 or 3 people. I linked in another post where one person killed that many in a single incident.

hardluck

(723 posts)
44. Agreed
Tue May 27, 2025, 08:45 PM
Tuesday

I have a hard time believing 29 is the correct number. That said, I was just posting where she got it from. Still working so haven’t had a chance to do a deep dive on that statistic.

BeerBarrelPolka

(1,746 posts)
45. Cool
Tue May 27, 2025, 08:49 PM
Tuesday

Please look into it. I checked something. In 2019, there 1.65 million immigrants in Chicago area alone. There is no way on planet earth that on 2 or 3 or 29 immigrants only committed murders in the whole country. I simply cannot buy that.

Thanks again.

WarGamer

(17,149 posts)
48. This is being misread...
Tue May 27, 2025, 09:30 PM
Tuesday

In Texas alone, there were 90+ immigrant murders just in 2022.

So 29 nationally in 2023... laughable.

NOTE: It's a FACT that immigrants have LOWER crime rates than citizens...

But that's no excuse for false data.

BeerBarrelPolka

(1,746 posts)
51. There's someone down thread
Tue May 27, 2025, 09:36 PM
Tuesday

That replied to me:

(They are measuring the number of immigrants arrested by CBP)

So really the number is meaningless because like you wrote, the number is laughable in the nationwide scope.

WarGamer

(17,149 posts)
52. I just read, Texas is the only State that keeps records of immigration status upon conviction.
Tue May 27, 2025, 09:38 PM
Tuesday

So yeah... the data is being manipulated to send disinformation.

wolfie001

(5,034 posts)
18. I didn't think DU had such sensitive males lurking about
Tue May 27, 2025, 06:46 PM
Tuesday

They even don their football attire. This sh7t is so effing funny.

BeerBarrelPolka

(1,746 posts)
20. So you're insulting me?
Tue May 27, 2025, 06:51 PM
Tuesday

Because I actually post the true facts from the FBI that makes white males look WORSE than what the lady in the post actually stated? That's rich!

Response to BeerBarrelPolka (Reply #20)

wolfie001

(5,034 posts)
24. Oh sorry Polka
Tue May 27, 2025, 06:56 PM
Tuesday

I guess my typing got ahead of me. I was agreeing with the poster and just saw the Brown's helmet. My bad.

Walleye

(40,683 posts)
30. Sort of like the number of trans athletes that are competing in girls sports. Blown way out of whack.
Tue May 27, 2025, 07:19 PM
Tuesday

BeerBarrelPolka

(1,746 posts)
37. I have to
Tue May 27, 2025, 08:13 PM
Tuesday

I have to call that into question because those numbers are simply too low. For example, I just did one quick Google search and found this about an illegal immigrant who killed 2 people in 2020 alone.

https://www.foxla.com/news/undocumented-immigrant-orange-county-teens-killed-early-release

So I can't buy those Homicide/Manslaughter numbers.

Edit:

Here's one from 2019:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/26/us/undocumented-immigrant-robbery-murder

Wiz Imp

(5,177 posts)
42. The numbers come directly from CBP - the people responsible for immigration and Border control
Tue May 27, 2025, 08:33 PM
Tuesday

Keep in mind they count people, so the actual number of people killed may be a little higher if any one person killed more than one other person.

BeerBarrelPolka

(1,746 posts)
43. I get that
Tue May 27, 2025, 08:36 PM
Tuesday

I'm just say the numbers are wrong. Not directed towards you, but we'd be living in a fantasy world if we think only 3 people a year are killed by immigrants in a country of 330 million people. That happens in a weekend here in Chicago by drug dealers alone. Something is WAY off.

Wiz Imp

(5,177 posts)
46. Just because the numbers don't agree with your preconceived assumptions does not make them wrong.
Tue May 27, 2025, 09:12 PM
Tuesday

The numbers are not wrong. They definitely measure what they claim to measure. I think you misunderstand what they are measuring . (They are measuring the number of immigrants arrested by CBP)

https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/no-evidence-4000-people-are-killed-yearly-by-undocumented-immigrants-2024-09-27/

Despite the lack of official data, there is significant research demonstrating “unauthorized immigrants commit crimes at lower rates than the U.S. born,” Mittelstadt said.

Texas is the only state that logs immigration status in its arrest records, and several studies use data from the Texas Department of Public Safety to examine criminality among immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

Two studies found that undocumented immigrants in Texas commit homicide at significantly lower rates than their U.S.-born counterparts.


https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/illegal-immigrant-murderers-texas-2013-2022

Figure 3 shows the homicide arrest rates for each subpopulation in the 2013–2022 period. In total, 729 illegal immigrants, 765 legal immigrants, and 14,710 native-born Americans were arrested for homicide in Texas. The homicide arrest rates over the entire period are 3.4 for every 100,000 illegal immigrants, 2.6 for legal immigrants, and 6.2 for native-born Americans. Illegal immigrants were 44.8 percent less likely than native-born Americans to be arrested for homicide. Legal immigrants were 57.6 percent less likely than native-born Americans to be convicted of homicide. The homicide-conviction-to-arrest ratio for illegal immigrants is 0.65 during the 10-year period analyzed here, meaning that about 65 percent of homicide arrests of illegal immigrants led to a conviction. The conviction-to-arrest ratios for legal immigrants and native-born Americans are 0.44 and 0.48, respectively, meaning that fewer arrests of legal immigrants and native-born Americans led to homicide convictions.

BeerBarrelPolka

(1,746 posts)
47. Correct! It has no bearing to FBI stats however
Tue May 27, 2025, 09:19 PM
Tuesday

FBI stats are nationwide which is what the lady in the OP was making note of in the white man stat. It's the stat that I was using as well. Yes, the border patrol stat is correct for border patrol, but is incorrect for national rates. So she was using an apples vs oranges comparison. Furthermore, she stated immigrants, not "illegal" immigrants. That is even a broader range. That's why I was calling it out.

WarGamer

(17,149 posts)
60. that link shows the 29 number was nonsense...
Tue May 27, 2025, 09:59 PM
Tuesday

In fact... immigrants have lower crime rates than native born Americans... which is cool.

But the 29 thing is somewhere between BS, misinformation and disinformation in the context that tweet implied.

Iggo

(48,866 posts)
56. I just want to make sure you guys are reading it right.
Tue May 27, 2025, 09:46 PM
Tuesday

It says immigrants killed 29 Americans.

It doesn’t say immigrants only committed 29 murders.

(I have no idea if the numbers are right. I’m just sayin’ what it says. You guys can keep on arguing about the other shit…lol.)

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