"Of 945 church arson and bombing investigations conducted from January 1995 to August 2000, 310 were of black churches and 635 were other churches, according to the final report by the National Church Arson Task Force.
Even in the South, where the numbers were closer, white or other church fires outnumbered black church fires, 273 to 213."
"Of 136 arrests of suspects in arsons of black churches between 1995-2000, 37.5 percent were minorities, according to the task force report."
"The National Fire Protection Association reported a study in 2013 of church fires from 2007 to 2011, averaging 1,780 fires a year, down from 3,500 in 1980."
"Richard Meier, an officer of the National Association of Fire Investigators and the lead fire and explosions investigator for John A. Kennedy & Associates, the world's oldest fire investigation company, said he does not believe church arsons are any more prevalent than arsons for other types of buildings."
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/sto...orts-church-fires-arson-hate-crimes/29585189/
Even in the South, where the numbers were closer, white or other church fires outnumbered black church fires, 273 to 213."
"Of 136 arrests of suspects in arsons of black churches between 1995-2000, 37.5 percent were minorities, according to the task force report."
"The National Fire Protection Association reported a study in 2013 of church fires from 2007 to 2011, averaging 1,780 fires a year, down from 3,500 in 1980."
"Richard Meier, an officer of the National Association of Fire Investigators and the lead fire and explosions investigator for John A. Kennedy & Associates, the world's oldest fire investigation company, said he does not believe church arsons are any more prevalent than arsons for other types of buildings."
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/sto...orts-church-fires-arson-hate-crimes/29585189/
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