Carjacking
According to the FBI Car theft % is Up or Down in America as of 2022
(Up)
True or False “In 2019, Black people made up 12.2% of the U.S. population (U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey). Blacks, however, represent 26.6% of total arrests”
(TRUE)
What was the name of the woman who was fatally shot in 2020 and caused many people to protest against the police?
(Breonna Taylor)
True or false: Social Media always reflects accurate information about African American Crime
(FALSE)
How many homicides were there in Philly last year?
400
What time of day is the prime time of carjacking crimes in urban areas?
(Night time)
True or false Living in a impoverished or dangerous area can make somebody more likely to commit crime.
True
True or false: The attempts at police reform that have been made over the past few decades were successful at reducing overpolicing.
(False)
Watching ____ makes people more likely to believe that Black people are dangerous
(news about crime)
What city has the highest crime rate in the US?
St. Louis, Missouri
This carjacking group called the ____ Boyz recently went viral on tik tok. This group also began this trend in Milwaukee in 2021
(KIA)
Living in dangerous communities is positively correlated with ____.
(having a mental illness)
Getting rid of this policy would make it harder for police to claim that they are justified in killing innocent people.
(qualified immunity)
Since 2020, the news has shown a lot of video footage of this movement's protests. This group seeks to highlight the racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people, and promote anti-racism.
Black Lives Matter
Black adults are only slightly more likely to live in ___ areas.
(urban)
Which U.S. city is known for its high incidences of carjacking?
Detroit
According to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey black people made of 52.7% of what kind of arrests?
(Robbery)
True or false: American police officers originated as slave catchers that tried to catch runaway enslaved people.
(True)
What are some ways that the media can more accurately portray African American crime?
(Our answers: Giving more attention to every race when discussing crime, displaying statistics more accurately)
In 2020, following the murder of George Floyd, which city became the center of protests?
Minneapolis