First, I want to apologize if this isn't really a "math" question.
The background: This question ties into the Duke rape case, but it's not really about that particular case. It's about using statistics related to crime.
The question: One debater on another site says that a black woman who claims to be raped by a white man should be viewed with skepticism because the rate of black women being raped by white men is so low.
Is this a reasonable way to use crime rate data?
Julie