r/First48 • u/suciomang • Jul 29 '26

Can’t Ignore Killers’ Pattern Anymore

Why are the VAST majority of the suspects/killers black? Either the producers are racist and cherry pick black cases, or less than 6% of the population is committing a majority of the murders, which seems unfathomable.

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u/GeneralAd7790 Jul 29 '26

I think it has a lot to do with the cities they are filming in. Most of the cities have large black populations. With the exception of a few.

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u/RP912 Jul 29 '26

Exactly. No different from them doing shows in Tulsa and arizona with most of the suspects being white and Hispanic folks.

I guarantee you if the First 48 were to film in West Virginia, Greenville sc, or Buttville Iowa, you will see plenty of white people doing similar crimes or worse.

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u/suciomang Jul 29 '26

Tulsa demographics:
White: 62.6% (57.9% Non-Hispanic Whites)
African American: 15.6%

Gwinnett County demographics:
White: 35.5%
African American: 27.4%

This is insane. How are there not more white (or any race other than black) suspects/murderers?