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Originally Posted by Donger
Is that true?
Myth #2: All Serial Killers Are Caucasian.
Reality: Contrary to popular mythology, not all serial killers are white. Serial killers span all racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. The racial diversity of serial killers generally mirrors that of the overall U.S. population. There are well documented cases of African-American, Latino and Asian-American serial killers. African-Americans comprise the largest racial minority group among serial killers, representing approximately 20 percent of the total. Significantly, however, only white, and normally male, serial killers such as Ted Bundy become popular culture icons.
Considering that something like 75% of our population is White, it isn't a surprise that most serial killers are White, but considering the above statistic, I'd argue that your attempt at some racial aspect is false.
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I thought that African-Americans and Hispanics were pretty much even these days at 10% of the population. (At least so much as we can measure their population, in the latter case)
If AA are 20% of serial killers they'd be overrepresented in that group, not underrepresented.