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It's Time to Talk About White-on-White Crime—Policing Should Start at Home | Turning the Mirror: Why White America Must Address Crime · DA CREW Podcast

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  Speaker 1: For far too long, the national conversation about crime has
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  Speaker 1: disproportionately focused on black and brown communities, frequently painting an
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  Speaker 1: unfair and incomplete picture of who commits crime in America. Yet,
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  Speaker 1: if we're committed to truth and accountability, we must confront
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  Speaker 1: the facts. Crime is overwhelmingly interracial in the United States.
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  Speaker 1: That means white Americans are just as likely, indeed statistically
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  Speaker 1: far more likely to be victimized by other white individuals
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  Speaker 1: than by anyone else. FBI, Bureau of Justice statistics BJS,
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  Speaker 1: and United States Sentencing Commission records show that white on
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  Speaker 1: white crime is not just a reality, but a leading
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  Speaker 1: trend in American crime data, from homicide to sexual assault.
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  Speaker 1: White communities face critical issues that demand honest self reflection
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  Speaker 1: and proactive solutions, not finger pointing.