to guarantee that they have content, they focus on the areas that have the most violence and thus, murders to make a show about. they have a schedule and they can't just wait around for some spoiled white kid to kill his parents because they didn't buy him a car for his 16th birthday (that would be probably one of the best episodes though).

unfortunately, those areas are predominantly poor and minority in make-up.

my wife and i are always shocked when the perp(s) or victim(s) are white.

the first 48 always confounds me. it has good aspects to it, but i wonder how it plays with amerikkka.