Public in England and Wales wrongly think most killers are minority ethnic
People surveyed thought 55% of convicted killers were from an ethnic minority, when the real figure was 35%. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenPeople surveyed thought 55% of convicted killers were from an ethnic minority, when the real figure was 35%. “We may end up taking actions that are not necessary or effective.”Duffy also highlighted that respondents’ views coincided more with people their own age rather than their own ethnicity.“For example, gen Z puts the white share of homicide convictions at 58%, whereas baby boomers put it at 35%.
- ▪People surveyed thought 55% of convicted killers were from an ethnic minority, when the real figure was 35%.
- ▪Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenPeople surveyed thought 55% of convicted killers were from an ethnic minority, when the real figure was 35%.
- ▪“We may end up taking actions that are not necessary or effective.”Duffy also highlighted that respondents’ views coincided more with people their own age rather than their own ethnicity.“For example, gen Z puts the white share of homicide
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| Publication time | Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:00:46 GMT |
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People surveyed thought 55% of convicted killers were from an ethnic minority, when the real figure was 35%. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenPeople surveyed thought 55% of convicted killers were from an ethnic minority, when the real figure was 35%. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesCrimePublic in England and Wales wrongly think most killers are minority ethnicResearch from King’s College London finds that Reform voters’ perceptions were furthest from the truthVikram Dodd Police and crime correspondentMon 17 Aug 2026 01.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe public overestimate how many minority ethnic people are killers, as well as how many foreign national offenders there are, a new study has found.The research from King’s College London…
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