NYC Blacks, Hispanics Hit Hardest by Misdemeanor Arrests: Study
"In New York City, marijuana and other drug-related arrests
significantly decreased in 2016, but young African-American men and
Hispanics are still arrested at much higher rates than their white
counterparts, according to a report by the Misdemeanor Justice Project at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Examining data from the New York City Police Department from 1993 to
2016, including all misdemeanor offenses for 16 to 65 year olds,
researchers found that blacks are almost five times more likely to be
arrested for minor drug charges such as possession of marijuana than
whites."
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