Homicide rate for African Americans in Wisconsin almost five times national rate

By Gilman Halsted

January 31, 2012

The homicide rate for African Americans in Wisconsin is almost five times the naitonal rate. A new report using FBI statistics ranksWisconsin in the top ten for the percentage ofblack murder victims . Gilman Halsted has details.

Homicide rate for African Americans in Wisconsin almost five times national rate

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