Percentage of non-whites among all Californians arrested in 1990 for marijuana possession: 50 (Source: Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice).
Percentage of non-whites among all Californians arrested in 2008 for marijuana possession: 62 (Source: Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice).
Number of non-white juveniles arrested in California in 1990 for marijuana possession: 3,100 (Source: Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice).
Number of non-white juveniles arrested in California in 2008 for marijuana possession: 16,300 (Source: Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice).
Percentage of blacks among all Californians arrested in 2008 for felony marijuana possession: 33 (Source: Criminal Justice Statistics Center).
Population percentage of blacks in California: 6.2 (Source: 2006 American Community Survey).
Percentage of blacks ages 18-25 who regularly use cannabis: 16.5 (Source: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration).
Percentage of whites ages 18-25 who regularly use cannabis: 18.4 (Source: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration).
Percentage change for reported violent crimes in Pasadena from 1996-2008: -20 (Source: Pasadena Weekly report).
Percentage change for marijuana arrests in Pasadena over that same time period: +300 (Source: Pasadena Weekly report).
Percentage of blacks among all people arrested for marijuana in Pasadena from 2004-2008: 50+ (Source: Pasadena Weekly report).
Percentage of blacks among all people arrested in Pasadena on felony marijuana charges: 50+ (Source: Pasadena Weekly report).
Population percentage of blacks in Pasadena: 13.4 (Source: 2005-2007 American Community Survey).
Percentage of blacks and Hispanics among all people arrested in New York City for marijuana from 1980-2006: 85 (Source: National Development Research Institute).
Number of times blacks and Hispanics are more likely than whites to be convicted on pot possession charges in NYC: 2 (Source: NDRI).
Number of times blacks are more likely to receive prison time for pot possession convictions in NYC: 3 (Source: NDRI).
Number of times Hispanics are more likely than whites to receive prison time for pot possession convictions in NYC: 4 (Source: NDRI).
Population percentage of blacks in NYC: 12 (Source: City of New York data).
Population percentage of Hispanics in NYC: 13 (Source: City of New York data).
Ratio of black U.S. males sent to prison for drug convictions versus white U.S. males sent to prison for drug convictions: 13 to 1 (Source: Human Rights Watch).
Ratio of white male drug users versus black male drug users in America: 5 to 1 (Source: Human Rights Watch).
Ratio of black Americans prohibited from voting in 2004 due to a felony conviction: 1 in 12 (Source: Human Rights Watch).
