A new city of Los Angeles report found that even as overall violent crime rates have declined, violence against Black women has remained steady and in some cases increased.
Even as the rate of serious crime in Los Angeles trends downward, Black women and girls remain at higher risk of victimization than any other demographic, according to a report by the city’s civil rights department.
Citing LAPD statistics, the report found that while Black women make up about 4.3% of the city’s population, they often account for 25% to 33% of its victims of violence. Racial disparities in violent crime rates are nothing new in L.A. Statistics about disproportionate bloodshed in Black and Latino neighborhoods have historically been wielded by civic and police leaders to push more aggressive policing there.
The findings were hardly unexpected, said Marsha Mitchell, communications director for the nonprofit advocacy group Community Coalition. The report offers a glimmer of optimism — the LAPD solved 77 of 81 homicides of Black women between 2016 and 2022. But it cast doubt on the accuracy of LAPD statistics due to reporting inconsistencies and also pointed out that many crimes go unreported, particularly in communities of color. Fractured trust in law enforcement remains a key issue in some Black and Latino communities.
Such “victim-blaming” language and framing “normalizes” violent acts against other Black women, the report said.
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