NEW STUDY: 44% Hispanic, 38% White Men Arrested by Age 23

our tiempoBy Jose Cruz, Our Tiempo

According to a study in the journal Crime & Delinquency released Monday led by Robert Brame, a criminology professor at the University of South Carolina, by age 18, 30 percent of black males, 26 percent of Hispanic males and 22 percent of white males have been arrested.

By the age of 23, 49 percent of black males, 44 percent of Hispanic males and 38 percent of white males have been arrested.

The study analyzed national survey data collected from 1997 to 2008 that looked at the arrest histories of teenagers and young adults. Crimes included everything from truancy and underage drinking to more serious and violent offenses. The data excluded arrests for minor traffic violations.

With females arrest increased from age 18 to 23, but with little variation between races.

At age 18, arrest rates were 12 percent for white females and 11.8 percent and 11.9 percent for Hispanic and black females, respectively.

By age 23, arrest rates were 20 percent for white females and 18 percent and 16 percent for Hispanic and black females, respectively, according to the study.

This article was originally published in Our Tiempo.

[Photo by .v1ctor Casale.]

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