Juvenile arrests disproportionately involved minorities
The racial composition of the juvenile population in 1999 was 79% white, 15% black, and 5% other races, with most Hispanics classified as white. In contrast, 57% of juvenile arrests for violent crimes involved white youth and 41% involved black youth. To a lesser extent, black youth were also overrepresented in juvenile property crime arrests, with 27% of these arrests involving black youth and 69% involving white youth.
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