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13/90 slang meaning?

I am seeing the term "13/90" frequently in various comments... usually news reports involving black shootings. It seems to be some kind of statistic... or possibly derogatory.

Anyone know the 13/90 meaning?

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  • Anonymous
    11 months ago

    13/90 = Blacks are 13% of the US population and commit 90% of crimes.

  • Bob
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    What it implies is that 13% of the US population (black people are ) committing 90% of the crimes

  • You all have it wrong. The reference is to the fact that blacks make up 13 percent of the population, but commit 90 percent of "interracial crime".

  • 2 years ago

    black lives matter = black KKK!!! the most RACIST HATE GROUP EVER!!!

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  • 2 years ago

    13/90: A hyperbolic reference to the fact that blacks make up only 13% of the US population but commit the vast majority of all violent crime. In reality, young black males (age 13-40) make up about 3% of the population and are responsible for about 57% of violent crime. 13/90 is an exaggeration used to make a point about the disproportionate rate at which blacks commit violent crime.

  • 2 years ago

    13/90 is not a "term". It is a summary of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) statistical compilation of violent crime by racial composition. You can guess the rest, by paying attention to your nightly news at a local level. At a national level, such news gets white-washed.

  • 3 years ago

    It means the U.S.A. is the most racist country in the world....and proud of it!

  • 3 years ago

    It means this Country is in serious trouble and is too blind to see the problem for what it is.

  • 3 years ago

    13% of the US population (African-American) commits 90% of violent crime

  • 3 years ago

    13% of the US population commits 90% of violent crime in the US.

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