FBI: 56.3% of Known Homicide Suspects Were black in 2023

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has unveiled the homicide statistics for the year 2023. In contrast to 2021, when the participation of police departments in the survey plummeted, there was a resurgence in 2022. For the 2023 figures, the FBI claims that an impressive 91.4% of law enforcement agencies took part in the survey.

The FBI lists four racial categories for homicide suspects:

black: 56.3%
White/Latino/Arab/Central Asian/Other: 40.8%
American Indian: 1.5%
East Asian: 1.2%
Pacific Islander: 0.3%

Of these homicide suspects, 69.4% were sub-categorized as “Hispanic or Latino” or “Not Hispanic or Latino.”

Hispanic or Latino: 21.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino: 78.7%

While the black percentage of 56.3% is astronomical compared to their percentage of the population, it is the lowest black percentage since 2019.

Homicide Victims:

black: 54.1%
White/Latino/Arab/Central Asian/Other: 42.5%
East Asian: 1.8%
American Indian: 1.4%
Pacific Islander: 0.2%

black percentage of known US homicide suspects:

2022, blacks were 57.6%
2021, blacks were 60.4% (Huge dip in participating agencies)
2020, blacks were 56.6%
2019, blacks were 55.9%
2018, blacks were 54.8%
2017, blacks were 54.2%
2016, blacks were 53.5%
2015, blacks were 53.3%
2014, blacks were 53.0%

According to the US Census, blacks made up 13.7% of the US population in 2023.