After this report had already been published, our freedom of information act (FOIA) request for demographic data about juvenile arrests was approved. Here are the 2010 total juvenile arrests for persons 17 and Under by race and sex (for the city of Chicago).
2010 |
Race |
Female |
Male |
Unknown |
Total |
Chicago – Total Arrests | Asian/Pacific Islander |
19 |
83 |
0 |
102 |
African American |
3,284 |
17,644 |
2 |
20,930 |
|
Other |
2 |
10 |
0 |
12 |
|
Unknown |
1 |
12 |
0 |
13 |
|
Black Hispanic |
22 |
133 |
0 |
155 |
|
Caucasian |
150 |
786 |
0 |
936 |
|
White Hispanic |
690 |
4,728 |
0 |
5,418 |
|
Total |
4,168 |
23,396 |
2 |
27,566* |
|
Source: CLEARDW query 12 June 2011 – obtained through FOIA |
We’ve included an (*) beside the total numbers that do not correspond with the total arrest numbers that we received in the per district FOIA request that forms the basis of the “Arresting Justice” report. Usually the numbers are not very far off (plus or minus single digits).
You can download the full report on 2010 demographics by police district HERE
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