Majority of New Yorkers arrested for marijuana are Black, Hispanic: city data

Majority of New Yorkers arrested for marijuana are Black, Hispanic: city data

Police arrested mostly Black and Hispanic New Yorkers in 2020, an analysis of NYPD data shows. People of color comprised more than 94 percent of arrests: about 57 percent of those arrested for marijuana were Black and 35.6 percent of them were Latino. The city’s population is only about 24 percent Black and 29 percent Hispanic, according to the Census Bureau. “The data affirm that New Yorkers of color are still overwhelmingly shouldering the brunt of the NYPD’s racist marijuana enforcement while other communities get a free pass,” Legal Aid Society Supervising Attorney with the Community Justice Unit Anthony Posada ...

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