Are black people more likely to die in police custody?

Since George Floyd there has been much hand wringing and introspection about ‘Black Lives Matter’ in the UK. Including, largely unchallenged, claims about institutional racism. One of these claims, directly imported from the states, is that blacks are more likely to die in custody.

The question is. Is it true?

There you go! Definitely true we have a dangerously racist police force.

But this is just daft…

Otherwise the police would be displaying appalling misandry! It is vital to look at deaths compared to custody rates.

As soon as we do this (see below) it is clear that there is no racial bias. Instead a white person is 25% more likely to die in custody than a black person.