Josh Gerstein, POLITICO
(Politico)—FBI Director James Comey’s pointed critique of law enforcement’s rocky dealings with African-American communities indirectly called attention to an uncomfortable fact: The percentage of black FBI agents has actually fallen over the past two decades.
The most recent statistics posted on the website of the nation’s premier law enforcement agency show African-Americans accounted for 4.7 percent of the bureau’s special agents in 2012, down from 5.6 percent in 1997.
Law enforcement critics have cited racial disparities on police forces as one of the reasons for strained relationships with black communities nationwide.
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