20 YEARS AGO, JESSE JACKSON SAID THIS...

"There is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start thinking about robbery. Then look around and see somebody white and feel relieved.... After all we have been through. Just to think we can't walk down our own streets, how humiliating."

The source is  "Crime: New Frontier - Jesse Jackson Calls It Top Civil-Rights Issue" by Mary A. Johnson, 29 November 1993, Chicago Sun-Times (ellipsis in original). Partially quoted in US News & World Report (10 March 1996) and in this 12/12/1993 NY Times op-ed by Bob Herbert.

Today, the same statement can be made about walking in NYC, based upon the 2012 NYPD Crime Report:

 

Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter

Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter victims are most frequently Black (60.1%) or Hispanic (26.7%). White victims account for (8.7%) of all Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter victims while Asian /Pacific Islanders account for (4.2%) of all Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter victims.

Rape

Rape victims are most frequently Black (37.9%) or Hispanic (36.9%). White victims account for (19.2%) of all Rape victims while Asian/Pacific Islanders account for (5.4%) of all Rape Victims.

Other Felony Sex Crimes

Other Felony Sex Crime victims are most frequently Black (40.7%) or Hispanic (33.6%). White victims account for (19.6%) of all Other Felony Sex Crime victims while Asian/Pacific Islanders account for (5.9%) of the Other Felony Sex Crime Victims.

Robbery

Robbery victims are most frequently Hispanic (36.1%) or Black (31.9%). White victims account for (18.3%) of all Robbery victims while Asian/Pacific Islanders account for (12.8%) of all Robbery Victims.

Felonious Assault

Felonious Assault victims are most frequently Black (47.8%) or Hispanic (33.6%). White victims account for (12.4%) of all Felonious Assault victims while Asian/Pacific Islanders account for (5.5%) of all Felonious Assault Victims.

Misdemeanor Assault and Related Offenses

Misdemeanor Assault victims are most frequently Black (42.3%) or Hispanic (36.2%). White victims account for an additional (14.6%) of all Misdemeanor Assault victims while Asian/Pacific Islanders account for (6.3%) of the Misdemeanor Assault Victims.

Shootings

Shooting victims are most frequently Black (74.1%) or Hispanic (22.2%). White victims account for an additional (2.8%) of all Shooting victims while Asian/Pacific Islanders victims account for (0.8%) of all Shooting Victims.