<p>This research examines West Indian young men’s perceptions of African American criminality relative to West Indian criminality. Interview data from 30 West Indian men reveal that they perceive African Americans as more likely to be involved in crime and delinquency, and they offer both structural and cultural explanations for their perceptions. They relay that structurally African Americans are more likely to be involved in crime and delinquency due to poverty, racism, neighborhood context, and their social networks. Additionally, they offer an immigrant-specific perspective that highlights deficiencies in African American cultural values as they pertain to parenting, family life, welfare usage, and attitudes toward education to explain why African Americans are more likely to be involved in crime and delinquency. While they maintain a combination of both structural and cultural explanations of the increased propensity of African American involvement in crime and delinquency, cultural explanations are preeminent in their narratives.</p>