Statistics on Discrimination of Minorities
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Content:
1. Perceived discrimination
2. Poverty levels by population group
3. Incarceration or execution rates by population group
4. Crime victims by population group
5. Anti-semitism
1. Perceived discrimination
This graph gives information on perceived discrimination in minority groups in the Netherlands (click on the picture to enlarge):
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(Perceived discrimination is not the same as real discrimination: people can believe they are being discriminated against without there being any actual discrimination, while actual discrimination may not be perceived as such).
The following graph show the perception of the worsening plight of African Americans in the US:
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However, when asked for the reasons, most consider discrimination not to be the most important one:
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2. Poverty levels by population group
Although poverty has many causes, discrimination is undoubtedly one of them. Large differences in wealth between groups (for example racial groups) may indicate the existence of discrimination. Here are some data on the situation in the US:
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3. Incarceration or execution rates by population group
Statistics on the differences between races in incarceration or execution rates may indicate the existence of discrimination in the justice system, although these differences may have other causes besides discrimination, e.g. differences in poverty rates (see above), differences in levels of education etc. Of course, the latter differences may be caused by discrimination so that discrimination is indirectly the cause of the differences in the application of justice. Here again are some data on the situation in the US, showing that blacks, althoug they make up only 12% of the population, account for more than 1 in 3 of the prison population and of the executions. 5% of black men are in jail, compared to less than 1% of white men.
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4. Crime victims by population group
Blacks are also about twice as likely as whites to be a victim of a crime.
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5. Anti-semitism
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More on anti-semitism here.
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