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Race/Ethnic Group of Arrestee In 2007, of the 1,515,864 arrests for felony and misdemeanor offenses:
Arrests of whites accounted for 36.0 percent (546,148).
Arrests of Hispanics accounted for 40.8 percent (618,598).
]Arrests of blacks accounted for 17.2 percent (259,985).
Arrests of persons of other race/ethnic groups accounted for 6.0 percent (91,133).
Population California 2007
HISPANIC 35.8% OTHER 14.8% WHITE 43.4% BLACK 6.0%
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Of the 546,148 arrests of whites:
Felony arrests accounted for 30.1 percent (164,274).
Misdemeanor arrests accounted for 69.9 percent (381,874).
Of the 618,598 arrests of Hispanics:
Felony arrests accounted for 34.8 percent (215,541).
Misdemeanor arrests accounted for 65.2 percent (403,057).
Of the 259,985 arrests of blacks:
Felony arrests accounted for 43.8 percent (113,962).
Misdemeanor arrests accounted for 56.2 percent (146,023).
Of the 91,133 arrests of persons of other
race/ethnic groups:
Felony arrests accounted for 32.4 percent (29,499).
Misdemeanor arrests accounted for 67.6 percent (61,634).
The black homicide rate was over 12 times that of whites and over 3 times that of Hispanics (29.4 vs. 2.3 and 7.8, respectively). Comparing 1998 to 2007
The male homicide rate decreased 3.9 percent and the female homicide rate decreased 22.2 percent. The white homicide rate decreased 23.3 percent, the Hispanic homicide rate decreased 18.8 percent, and the black homicide rate increased 30.1 percent.
The black homicide rate was over 12 times that of whites and over 3 times that of Hispanics (29.4 vs. 2.3 and 7.8, respectively). Comparing 1998 to 2007
The male homicide rate decreased 3.9 percent and the female homicide rate decreased 22.2 percent. The white homicide rate decreased 23.3 percent, the Hispanic homicide rate decreased 18.8 percent, and the black homicide rate increased 30.1 percent.
[CENTER]R[SIZE=3]ace/Ethnic Group of Arrestee (cont.)[/CENTER] [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Of the 546,148 arrests of whites:
[/SIZE][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Felony arrests accounted for 30.1 percent (164,274).
[/SIZE][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Misdemeanor arrests accounted for 69.9 percent (381,874).
Of the 618,598 arrests of Hispanics:
[/SIZE][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Felony arrests accounted for 34.8 percent (215,541).
[/SIZE][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Misdemeanor arrests accounted for 65.2 percent (403,057).
Of the 259,985 arrests of blacks:
[/SIZE][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Felony arrests accounted for 43.8 percent (113,962).
[/SIZE][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Misdemeanor arrests accounted for 56.2 percent (146,023).
Of the 91,133 arrests of persons of other
race/ethnic groups:
[/SIZE][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Felony arrests accounted for 32.4 percent (29,499).
[/SIZE][SIZE=1] [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Misdemeanor arrests accounted for 67.6 percent (61,634
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What is hard to believe about that data?
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