TABLE 3—
Association Between Race/Ethnicity and Arrest Type Among Individuals With Drug- and Alcohol-Related Charges in a Southwest US County, by Charge Type: 2009–2018
| Charge Type and Raceb | Arrest Typea |
|
| On-View Arrest, AOR (95% CI) | Booked Into the County Jail, AOR (95% CI) | |
| All drug- and alcohol-related arrests | ||
| Felony | ||
| White (Ref) | 1 | 1 |
| Black | 1.47 (0.79, 2.76) | 1.12 (0.61, 2.04) |
| Latino/Latina | 1.40 (0.88, 2.22) | 1.65 (1.08, 2.54) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 2.32 (1.51, 3.56) | 1.67 (1.11, 2.25) |
| Misdemeanor | ||
| White (Ref) | 1 | 1 |
| Black | 1.21 (0.88, 1.67) | 1.28 (1.05, 1.55) |
| Latino/Latina | 1.37 (1.14, 1.64) | 1.53 (1.35, 1.73) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 6.81 (6.09, 7.61) | 3.60 (3.32, 3.90) |
| Summons | ||
| White (Ref) | 1 | 1 |
| Black | 1.41 (0.97, 2.04) | 1.35 (1.01, 1.80) |
| Latino/Latina | 1.85 (1.36, 2.52) | 2.05 (1.61, 2.61) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 6.74 (5.41, 8.38) | 4.44 (3.67, 5.38) |
| Drug-related arrests | ||
| Felony | ||
| White (Ref) | 1 | 1 |
| Black | 1.52 (0.81, 2.85) | 1.12 (0.62, 2.05) |
| Latino/Latina | 1.38 (0.87, 2.20) | 1.62 (1.05, 2.49) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1.83 (1.18, 2.85) | 1.32 (0.87, 2.01) |
| Misdemeanor | ||
| White (Ref) | 1 | 1 |
| Black | 0.91 (0.48, 1.69) | 1.11 (0.74, 1.66) |
| Latino/Latina | 0.59 (0.36, 0.97) | 1.16 (0.87, 1.56) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 4.39 (3.40, 5.68) | 2.33 (1.89, 2.88) |
| Summons | ||
| White (Ref) | 1 | 1 |
| Black | 1.64 (1.11, 2.42) | 1.62 (1.19, 2.21) |
| Latino/Latina | 1.77 (1.25, 2.52) | 1.74 (1.32, 2.30) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 4.76 (3.68, 6.17) | 3.41 (2.74, 4.23) |
| Alcohol-related arrests | ||
| Felony, misdemeanor, and summonsc | ||
| White (Ref) | 1 | 1 |
| Black | 1.16 (0.82, 1.65) | 1.30 (1.05, 1.61) |
| Latino/Latina | 1.49 (1.24, 1.79) | 1.64 (1.44, 1.86) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 7.29 (6.51, 8.16) | 3.93 (3.61, 4.28) |
Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. General estimating equation multinomial logistic regression models account for clustering on the individual (person) level and are adjusted for age, sex, and number of previous incarcerations. The sample size was 36 073 arrests among 24 467 individuals.
The reference group for arrest type is cited and released.
The reference group for race/ethnicity/charge type is non-Hispanic White.
Because of small sample size of felony alcohol-related arrests, felony and misdemeanor alcohol-related arrests were combined, and models were adjusted for charge type.