African-American Youth in The Juvenile Justice System
African-American Youth in The Juvenile Justice System
African-American Youth in The Juvenile Justice System
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APPENDIX C.<br />
POLICY BRIEF: RACIAL DISPARITIES IN YOUTH COMMITMENTS AND ARRESTS<br />
<strong>American</strong> Indian and White Commitment Rates per 100,000, 2013<br />
State <strong>American</strong> Indian White N:W Ratio<br />
Vermont** 1,010 16 63.1<br />
M<strong>in</strong>nesota* 903 58 15.6<br />
Ill<strong>in</strong>ois** 628 43 14.6<br />
South Carol<strong>in</strong>a** 830 71 11.7<br />
Wiscons<strong>in</strong>* 386 42 9.2<br />
Florida** 646 72 9.0<br />
Iowa** 866 120 7.2<br />
Nebraska* 596 84 7.1<br />
West Virg<strong>in</strong>ia** 1,017 154 6.6<br />
Utah* 348 54 6.4<br />
South Dakota 1,041 167 6.2<br />
Ma<strong>in</strong>e* 529 87 6.1<br />
North Carol<strong>in</strong>a* 82 14 5.9<br />
Tennessee** 174 33 5.3<br />
Wyom<strong>in</strong>g* 1,113 213 5.2<br />
North Dakota 732 149 4.9<br />
Wash<strong>in</strong>gton* 311 72 4.3<br />
Oregon* 841 200 4.2<br />
United States 254 69 3.7<br />
Montana 218 66 3.3<br />
Alaska 288 91 3.2<br />
Idaho* 461 155 3.0<br />
Colorado* 281 95 3.0<br />
Kansas* 328 112 2.9<br />
Arizona 113 52 2.2<br />
Nevada* 198 98 2.0<br />
New York* 93 47 2.0<br />
California* 95 50 1.9<br />
Oklahoma 68 39 1.7<br />
Michigan* 117 72 1.6<br />
Ohio** 100 65 1.5<br />
Indiana** 149 98 1.5<br />
Arkansas* 104 80 1.3<br />
New Mexico 76 78 1.0<br />
Texas* 33 63 0.5<br />
Connecticut** 0 7 —<br />
New Hampshire** 0 26 —<br />
Massachusetts** 0 14 —<br />
New Jersey** 0 10 —<br />
Hawaii** 0 12 —<br />
Dist. of Columbia** 0 96 —<br />
Pennsylvania** 0 80 —<br />
Rhode Island* 0 62 —<br />
Maryland** 0 31 —<br />
Virg<strong>in</strong>ia** 0 57 —<br />
Alabama** 0 64 —<br />
Missouri** 0 105 —<br />
Kentucky** 0 89 —<br />
Georgia** 0 34 —<br />
Louisiana* 0 45 —<br />
Delaware** 0 42 —<br />
Mississippi** 0 14 —<br />
* Less than 4 percent <strong>American</strong> Indian<br />
**Less than 1 percent <strong>American</strong> Indian<br />
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