The Not-So-Nefarious Reason for White Crime Stat Confusion

Are statistics on white crime being manipulated?

Over the past few years, anyone using Twitter/X or even Facebook has probably seen racialist but often technically skilled bloggers post pictures of exotic-looking criminal defendants — bearded Middle Easterners, Latin American gang sicarios — who have been classified as “white” by regional sheriff’s departments. The implication, of course, is that this may well be a national statistical problem. However, until this year, no one has conducted any rigorous, at-scale quantitative test of the potential issue.