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III. Race of Victims and Suspects

• In all three years, the majority of homicide victims were Black. The proportion of victims that were Black decreased from 74% in 2002 to 67% in 2003 and then increased to a peak of 77% in 2004.
• The proportion of victims that were Hispanic increased from 8% in 2002 to 19% in 2003 and then declined to 14% in 2004.
• In 2004, 84% of suspects were identified as Black, and 9% were identified as Hispanic.
  

Table 3a. Oakland Homicides by Victim’s Race, 2002-2004

Figure 3a. Oakland Homicides by Victim’s Race, 2002-2004

Table 3b. Oakland Homicides by Suspect’s Race, 2004

Figure 3b. Oakland Homicides by Suspect’s Race, 2004

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