Separate crimes by wealth and you find more crime and violence in the poor and desperate. It's been that way since we started living in cities You will also find the wealthy commit economic crimes that dwarf poor people's crimes. How many crimes do you pile up to reach Madoff? It is not all about color.This tired, racist debate. If you look into it beyond a favored website you will find the statistics are reasonably close but also there are studies as well as common sense that reveal a disparity in enforcement with blacks more likely overall than whites to face arrest.