Intra- and Inter-Group Violence in an Era of Social and Demographic Change.

• In Event: Crime and Violence in Context

Abstract

Though changes in economic inequality and racial/ethnic composition are considered key correlates of violence, little is known about how these factors are associated with inter- and intra-group violence during the 2000-2010 decade, a period marked by an overall decline in crime, the “Great Recession,” the deepening of racial/ethnic inequality, and heightened racial diversity resulting from various population movements. Using National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) extract files for the years 2000-2014, we analyze trends in both lethal and non-lethal violence between and among Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics, as well as construct hybrid fixed- and random-effects models exploring whether differences in key structural and social characteristics across communities – or changes within them over time – explain shifts in intra- and inter-group violence.

Authors

• Casey Harris, University of Arkansas

• Noah Painter-Davis, University of New Mexico