US homicide rate highest among top-25 developed countries. Homicide victims disproportionately black relative to population share. Non-Hispanic whites and Asians underrepresented among victims. Black victimization rates order of magnitude higher than whites. Asians face homicide risk like safe European countries. Blacks face risk like world's most dangerous countries. Homicides mostly intraracial so victimization proxies offending. White offending rate 15-20% lower than victimization rate due to interracial patterns. More nonwhite-on-white homicides than reverse. Racial composition explains much of US homicide disparity with other developed nations.