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. 2018 Aug;108(8):987–993. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304445

TABLE 2—

Observed vs Expected Arrests in All 58 Counties in the First Year of Prop 47: California, November 2014–October 2015

Arrest type Observed No. Expected No. Difference, No. (95% CI) % Change (95% CI)
Felony drug arrests
 White 16 498 68 483 −51 985 (–80 459, −32 391) −75.9 (–71.7, −79.5)
 Black 7 700 22 728 −15 028 (–29 994, –6 902) −66.1 (–59.3, −70.9)
 Latino 17 914 68 027 −50 113 (–96 181, −24 837) −73.7 (–68.4, −76.9)
Total drug arrests
 White 87 406 107 866 −20 460 (–36 180, −11 306) −19.0 (–13.5, −25.3)
 Black 24 354 31 433 −7 079 (–16 082, –1 469) −22.5 (–6.7, −30.8)
 Latino 78 199 102 430 −24 231 (–43 743, −12 179) −23.7 (–16.5, −28.5)

Note. CI = confidence interval.