By the Numbers

· In 2005, black males ages 18 to 24 were the most common homicide victims and offenders in the District.{+1}

· At the end of 2001, 1,936,000 black men had been to prison, representing 16.6 percent of the national adult black male population. In comparison, 7.7 percent of adult Hispanic males and 2.6 percent of adult white males had been to prison.{+2}

· Black men ages 35 to 44 were the largest segment of the population to ever have been incarcerated in a state or federal prison, as of Dec. 31, 2001.{+2}

-- Compiled by staff researcher Meg Smith

Sources: {+1}Metropolitan Police Department; {+2}Bureau of Justice Statistics special report