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The Pro-Black Research Desk
Black communities deserve statistics that can survive inspection—not numbers chosen to flatter a position or frighten a reader.
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What is the Pro-Black Research Desk?
The Pro-Black Research Desk is an independent public-data publication authored by Tyler Burns. It produces reproducible briefs about Black life and clearly separates what evidence establishes, what it suggests, and what it cannot answer.
Every brief publishes its source files, definitions, calculations, limitations, review status, and correction path. The Desk is not affiliated with a government agency or university journal.
Inspect the complete research protocol →Research Desk
Inspect the method →Reproducible analysis of public data.
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Open the ledger →Primary sources behind the doctrine.
BRIEF 02Crime · Public Safety
Featured research brief
What Does ‘13/51’ Actually Mean?
A Source Audit of Race, Arrests, Homicide, and Population
A source audit of the 13/51 statistic that separates murder arrests from all crime, arrests from offending, unknown records, offenders, and victims.
The slogan is based on a real homicide disparity but states it inaccurately. Its ‘51’ most commonly comes from the Black share of murder arrests reported by 10,831 agencies in 2019—not the share of all crime, all violent crime, all offenders, or all Black Americans.
Black share of arrest events in the FBI’s 2019 Table 43. The category—not just the percentage—determines what the number means.
Published briefs
The record remains open.
Are Black Marriage Rates Rising?
What the Census Data Actually Show
Read the complete brief →The research standard
Every number must carry its burden of proof.
A polished page is not evidence. The source, universe, definition, calculation, uncertainty, and limitation must remain visible.
Primary data first
Government datasets, administrative records, and original scholarly publications are preferred over summaries.
Definitions before claims
Race category, age range, geography, time period, and statistical measure are named before interpretation.
Limits stay visible
Descriptive patterns are not presented as causes. Sampling error and incompatible series are not hidden.
Corrections stay public
Each brief carries a version, publication date, review status, and a path for documented correction.
Evidence before spectacle
No borrowed authority.
The Research Desk is an independent publication of The Pro-Black Standard. It is not affiliated with the Census Bureau, CDC, PubMed, or a university journal. A source link is evidence of inspection—not an endorsement by the source.
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