African-American Youth in The Juvenile Justice System
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POLICY BRIEF: RACIAL DISPARITIES IN YOUTH COMMITMENTS AND ARRESTS<br />
Changes <strong>in</strong> Hispanic to White Commitment Disparities, 2003 to 2013<br />
State<br />
2003 Hispanic/white<br />
disparity<br />
2013 Hispanic/white<br />
disparity<br />
Change<br />
South Carol<strong>in</strong>a 0.3 4.4 1,149%<br />
New Hampshire 1.4 8.8 517%<br />
Dist. of Columbia 0.8 3.9 394%<br />
Connecticut 2.2 10.4 365%<br />
North Carol<strong>in</strong>a 0.5 2.1 292%<br />
Rhode Island 0.8 2.5 211%<br />
Kentucky 0.3 1.0 194%<br />
Wiscons<strong>in</strong> 1.0 1.9 83%<br />
Arkansas 1.2 2.2 80%<br />
Utah 1.8 3.1 79%<br />
Ill<strong>in</strong>ois 1.0 1.8 74%<br />
Wash<strong>in</strong>gton 1.0 1.7 72%<br />
Florida 0.5 0.8 62%<br />
Tennessee 1.1 1.7 59%<br />
New Jersey 3.5 5.4 53%<br />
Massachusetts 4.8 6.9 46%<br />
Oregon 1.1 1.5 45%<br />
Kansas 1.5 2.2 44%<br />
Nevada 0.9 1.3 37%<br />
Oklahoma 1.0 1.2 27%<br />
California 2.1 2.6 26%<br />
Ohio 1.3 1.5 14%<br />
Colorado 1.2 1.4 14%<br />
Wyom<strong>in</strong>g 1.8 2.0 13%<br />
Hawaii 3.6 4.1 12%<br />
Arizona 1.3 1.5 11%<br />
Alabama 1.0 1.1 7%<br />
Michigan 1.0 1.0 5%<br />
Maryland 1.7 1.8 4%<br />
Iowa 1.8 1.8 0%<br />
Alaska 0.0 0.0 Unchanged<br />
Vermont* 0.0 0.0 Unchanged<br />
Pennsylvania 3.5 3.5 -1%<br />
United States 1.6 1.6 -2%<br />
New Mexico 1 2.1 2.0 -6%<br />
Nebraska 2.0 1.8 -8%<br />
Texas 1.5 1.3 -15%<br />
M<strong>in</strong>nesota 2.2 1.8 -18%<br />
Indiana 1.0 0.8 -19%<br />
Montana 2.2 1.8 -20%<br />
Virg<strong>in</strong>ia 1.5 1.2 -22%<br />
Georgia 1.3 1.0 -23%<br />
New York 2.0 1.5 -24%<br />
Idaho 1.7 1.2 -28%<br />
Missouri 1.4 1.0 -28%<br />
Louisiana 1.1 0.7 -37%<br />
South Dakota 2.7 1.3 -50%<br />
North Dakota 3.1 1.5 -53%<br />
Delaware 1.9 0.6 -68%<br />
West Virg<strong>in</strong>ia* 2.0 0.6 -70%<br />
Mississippi* 0.9 0.0 -100%<br />
Ma<strong>in</strong>e* 1.4 0.0 -100%<br />
* Less than 4 percent Hispanic.<br />
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