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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 25.
Published in final edited form as: Race Soc Probl. 2009 Nov 26;1(4):187–199. doi: 10.1007/s12552-009-9019-x

Table 3.

Racial proportions [RPs] and rates (in parentheses) comparing whites to blacks, whites to Hispanics, and blacks to Hispanics for Pennsylvania

Arrests
Admissions
In-stock
White
(1)
Black
(2)
White
(3)
Black
(4)
White
(5)
Black
(6)
(a) White and black rates and RPsa
 Homicide 4.57 (1.94) 95.43 (40.47) 4.40 (1.05) 95.60 (22.79) 5.11 (29.58) 94.89 (549.51)
 Rape 11.75 (7.51) 88.25 (56.43) 20.31 (3.04) 79.69 (11.93) 14.60 (26.14) 85.40 (152.87)
 Robbery 6.55 (27.59) 93.45 (393.59) 8.54 (4.35) 91.46 (46.61) 4.61 (18.13) 95.39 (375.39)
 Aggravated assault 11.97 (99.06) 88.03 (728.48) 8.43 (2.10) 91.57 (22.82) 6.28 (15.42) 93.72 (230.23)
 Violent index 10.04 (136.10) 89.96 (1218.96) 9.18 (10.53) 90.82 (104.14) 6.39 (89.27) 93.61 (1307.99)
Arrests
Admissions
In-stock
White
(1)
Hispanic
(2)
White
(3)
Hispanic
(4)
White
(5)
Hispanic
(6)
(b) White and Hispanic rates and RPsb
 Homicide 9.77 (1.94) 90.23 (17.91) 10.06 (1.05) 89.94 (9.39) 11.56 (29.58) 88.44 (226.34)
 Rape 16.79 (7.51) 83.21 (37.21) 24.13 (3.04) 75.87 (9.56) 27.28 (26.14) 72.72 (69.68)
 Robbery 17.80 (27.59) 82.20 (127.38) 17.63 (4.35) 82.37 (20.33) 11.84 (18.13) 88.16 (135.05)
 Aggravated assault 23.16 (99.06) 76.84 (328.74) 14.75 (2.10) 85.25 (12.14) 11.18 (15.42) 88.82 (122.56)
 Violent index 21.02 (136.10) 78.98 (511.25) 17.00 (10.53) 83.00 (51.42) 13.89 (89.27) 86.11 (553.62)
Arrests
Admissions
In-stock
Black
(1)
Hispanic
(2)
Black
(3)
Hispanic
(4)
Black
(5)
Hispanic
(6)
(c) Black and Hispanic rates and RPsc
 Homicide 69.32 (40.47) 30.68 (17.91) 70.82 (22.79) 29.18 (9.39) 70.83 (549.51) 29.17 (226.34)
 Rape 60.26 (56.43) 39.74 (37.21) 55.51 (11.93) 44.49 (9.56) 68.69 (152.87) 31.31 (69.68)
 Robbery 75.55 (393.59) 24.45 (127.38) 69.63 (46.61) 30.37 (20.33) 73.54 (375.39) 26.46 (135.05)
 Aggravated assault 68.91 (728.48) 31.09 (328.74) 65.27 (22.82) 34.73 (12.14) 65.26 (230.23) 34.74 (122.56)
 Violent index 70.45 (1218.96) 29.55 (511.25) 66.95 (104.14) 33.05 (51.42) 70.26 (1307.99) 29.74 (553.62)
a

Racial proportions [RPs] are the contributions of the white and black rates to the sum of both rates

b

Racial proportions [RPs] are the contributions of the white and Hispanic rates to the sum of both rates

c

Racial proportions [RPs] are the contributions of the black and Hispanic rates to the sum of both rates