A black person who murders a white person very rarely gets sentenced to death,but a white person who murders a black person is one of the most likely types of people to get the death penalty.

Studies and statistics have shown that the racial dynamics of victim and perpetrator can influence death penalty sentencing, but the assertion that a white person who murders a black person is one of the most likely to get the death penalty contradicts the evidence. Historically, cases where the victim is white are more likely to result in the death penalty, regardless of the perpetrator's race.