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Thursday, 20 November 2014 00:00

Racial gap in U.S. arrest rates: 'Staggering disparity'

Arrest rates are lopsided almost everywhere. Only 173 of the 3,538 police departments USA TODAY examined arrested black people at a rate equal to or lower than other racial groups.

When it comes to racially lopsided arrests, the most remarkable thing about Ferguson, Mo., might be just how ordinary it is.

Published in End Mass Criminalization of Black and Brown Youth
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