African-American Youth in The Juvenile Justice System

POLICY BRIEF: RACIAL DISPARITIES IN YOUTH COMMITMENTS AND ARRESTS
APPENDIX A.
Black and White Commitment Rates per 100,000, 2013
State Black White B:W Ratio
Utah* 1,846 54 34.2
New Hampshire* 818 26 31.5
New Jersey 243 10 24.3
Connecticut 169 7 24.1
Wisconsin 631 42 15.0
Rhode Island 649 62 10.5
Minnesota 548 58 9.4
Pennsylvania 682 80 8.5
Massachusetts 116 14 8.3
North Carolina 108 14 7.7
California 365 50 7.3
Oklahoma 277 39 7.1
Kansas 739 112 6.6
Hawaii* 77 12 6.4
Colorado 595 95 6.3
Virginia 342 57 6.0
Mississippi 83 14 5.9
Louisiana 261 45 5.8
Iowa 688 120 5.7
Delaware 240 42 5.7
Michigan 396 72 5.5
Nebraska 451 84 5.4
New York 249 47 5.3
Tennessee 173 33 5.2
Maryland 159 31 5.1
North Dakota* 727 149 4.9
Maine* 413 87 4.7
Ohio 308 65 4.7
Georgia 160 34 4.7
United States 294 69 4.3
Arkansas 337 80 4.2
Washington 297 72 4.1
Texas 250 63 4.0
Nevada 381 98 3.9
Arizona 193 52 3.7
Kentucky 324 89 3.6
Illinois 156 43 3.6
Dist. of Columbia 336 96 3.5
Oregon* 697 200 3.5
Montana* 227 66 3.4
Idaho* 524 155 3.4
Florida 241 72 3.3
Missouri 351 105 3.3
New Mexico* 241 78 3.1
Indiana 296 98 3.0
West Virginia 463 154 3.0
South Dakota* 475 167 2.8
Alabama 180 64 2.8
South Carolina 171 71 2.4
Alaska 206 91 2.3
Wyoming* 276 213 1.3
Vermont* 0 16 —
* Less than four percent are African American
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