Poverty does not appear to be the primary factor for racial crime rate differences.

The graph below plots criminality by race and income.

Wealthy blacks commit crimes at the rate of poor whites, and blacks commit crimes at a rate of 5x at all income levels (red line). https://t.co/wvE4Lgtu5G pic.twitter.com/k5nqtpUwTe

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