“Men Commit More Violent Crime”—The Fact That Proves The Opposite of What Feminists Claim

In modern society, women not only enjoy equality but legal privilege in many cases. However, since feminism relies on a victim narrative to maintain power, you’ve likely come across a feminist online playing their final trump card: “men kill women every day!” To this, you or someone else well informed may remind them that men not women are far more often the victims of violent crime. The cliche that follows is one of the most baffling of all feminist rhetoric: “but it’s men doing it.”

Men indeed commit the majority of violent crime, around 80 percent. However, this doesn’t prove that men have the power in society, that patriarchy exists or that women are oppressed by men. In fact… it proves the exact opposite, and most feminists do not apply this logic to other aspects of society. We can see this looking at crime differences between blacks and whites in the US.

Which Demographics Commit More Violent Crime

Let’s compare the dynamics of crime and gender to the dynamics of crime and race.

	Gender	Race
Commits more violent crime per capita	Men	Blacks
Violent victimization per capita	Men	Blacks
Fewer perpetrators per capita	Women	Whites
Commits more violent crime per capita against group that commits less	Men	Blacks

In other words, the statements match perfectly. Men commit more violent crime against men and women. Blacks commit more violent crime against blacks and whites. We can see it most clearly with the statistics for homicide:

As we can see, men kill far more often. They kill more men than they kill women, but they kill more women than women kill men. Similarly, when adjusted for population, blacks kill far more often. They kill more blacks than they kill whites, but they kill more whites than whites kill blacks.

Despite feminism’s racist origins, even the most rabid feminazi today could not claim that these statistics mean black people hold the power in society. Blacks commit more violent crime, so does that mean blacks oppress whites? The idea is pure absurdity, yet feminists apply the same illogic when men commit more violent crime.

The reality is these statistics prove the exact opposite. Although any inidividual is accountable and responsible for his own decisions, in the aggregate, we recognize that marginalized groups are more prone to violence. Just like blacks are socially marginalized in certain ways that lead to violence, so are men.

Why Do Marginalized Groups Commit More Violent Crime?

There are numerous reasons marginalized groups may be more prone to violent crime, and since we are comparing the black community and men, it’s worth noting several that overlap.

Desperation and Poverty

Nearly all violent crime is driven by some alterior motive, usually financial. For instance, even though many gang-related crimes may be nominally “vendetta” related, the ultimate source of conflict is the drug trade. The gang members, and therefore the murder, had more pressure to enter such a dangerous industry because they had fewer options.

While black people have more financial desperation due to considerably lower generational wealth and inferior educational opportunities in their communities, men have more financial desperation because that is what the male gender role demands. Plus, not only are men culturally expected to earn more and support a family, they are forced to do so in society. The many social programs for women and “equal” healthcare premiums mean men have to subsidize women on the national level. Men may also be handed a hefty child-support bill, all while having fewer social safety nets and community support if they’re struggling.

Unstable Communities

A stable, loving community that supports you and promotes your success is important for a stable internal life where you interact peacefully and respectfully with others. Those who grow up abused and neglected become filled with rage and lash out.

It’s no secret that black communities are less stable and more emotionally turbulent for black children. In addition to the financial struggles, more than half of black children only have one parent at home, almost always the mother. They develop quite a bit of built up anger for being thrown to the bottom rungs of society.

Many men experience the same thing. Not only are men generally immediately held in lower regard by those around them due to the women-are-wonderful effect, but they’re communities more readily abandon them. Consider that 70 percent of homeless people are men.

Are We Even Sure That They Do?

Now, I’m sure that men and black people do indeed commit more violent crime than their female and white counterparts, but we can’t ignore that discrimination in arrests and prosecutions don’t play a role. Just like blacks, men are more likely to be arrested for the same crime, more likely to be convicted, and more likely to be given a long sentence. For example, when a woman kills her husband, the police are much more likely to believe it was “battered woman syndrome” or self-defense than the other way around.

Do Men Share Any Other Statistics With Marginalized Groups?

I’m so glad you asked. Yes, in fact, men share many other statistics with black people that most people generally accept as evidence of the black community’s marginalization:

• Life expectancy: 75.5 for blacks versus 78.9 for whites, 76.1 for men versus 81.1 for women
• Homelessness: 0.55% homelessness rate for blacks versus 0.12% for whites, 0.26% for men versus 0.1% for women
• Incarceration: 16.2% lifetime likelihood of going to prison versus 2.5% for whites, 9% for men versus 1.1% for women
• Substance abuse: 11.6% for blacks versus 9.8% for whites, 11.9% for men versus 7.3% for women
• High school dropouts: 6.4% for blacks versus 4.2% for whites, 6.2% for boys versus 4.4% for girls
• College enrollment: 36% for blacks versus 42% for whites, 39% for men versus 44% for women

As we see, the fact that men commit more violent crime and are more often the victims of that violent crime fits into a larger pattern of men’s marginalization in society. I am not one to play the victim, and I don’t believe that men are entirely marginalized in society. Men do have some advantages, and women have issues too. However, when feminists try to tell you that society is a “patriarchy” where men oppress women, and they use point to violent crime as the evidence, they are only disproving their own dishonest narrative.