Let's see ... data on crime is presented and disbelieved. A suggestion that the OP wouldn't have written '3 white kids' is ignored. I suggest taking a look at: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html.

In Illinois, I believe it would be classified as 'assault and battery,' not assault. Assault happens when the victim feels threatened. You were actually hit - battered. It's definitely a matter for a police report.

I understand that crime statistics mean nothing to a person who was a victim of a crime. I'm very sorry you experienced this.