Table 1.
All PSAs | Predominantly white PSA | Predominantly African American PSA | Difference between predominantly white and predominantly African American PSAs | |
---|---|---|---|---|
n = 56 | n = 18 | n = 38 | ||
Mean (SD) Range |
Mean (SD) Range |
Mean (SD) Range |
Difference in means (p value) |
|
Disproportion African American arrests |
2.87 (3.08) 0.94–16.09 |
6.31 (3.47) 2.09–16.09 |
1.25 (0.32) 0.94–2.10 |
5.07 (< 0.001) |
Disproportion white arrests |
0.89 (1.11) 0.06–6.16 |
0.36 (0.23) .09–0.91 |
1.14 (1.27) 0.06–6.16 |
− 0.08 (0.01) |
Disproportion African American male arrests |
5.19 (5.63) 1.71–27.57 |
11.42 (6.44) 3.68–27.57 |
2.25 (0.46) 1.71–3.52 |
9.17 (< 0.001) |
Disproportion white male arrests |
1.50 (1.97) 0.09–10.43 |
0.65 (0.45) 0.15–1.75 |
1.90 (2.27) 0.09–10.43 |
− 1.25 (0.02) |
% white residents |
32.27 (30.15) 0.61–85.33 |
71.77 (12.66) 49.78–85.33 |
13.55 (12.61) 0.61–37.67 |
58.22 (< 0.001) |
% African American residents |
57.53 (34.00) 3.46–97.50 |
14.80 (11.89) 3.46–39.56 |
77.77 (18.57) 38.92–97.50 |
− 62.97 (< 0.001) |
% Female residents |
52.71 (3.42) 43.3–59.1 |
51.13 (3.77) 44.40–57.30 |
53.46 (3.02) 43.30–59.10 |
− 2.32 (0.02) |
% Unemployed |
12.84 (8.17) 2.3–33.0 |
4.85 (1.83) 2.30–7.80 |
16.62 (7.20) 4.80–33.0 |
− 11.77 (< 0.001) |
Average family income |
116,281 (71,729) 38,160 – 336,739 |
200,123 (61,382) 130,285-336,739 |
76,567 (29,621) 38,160 – 152,011 |
123,556 (< 0.001) |
*Statistically significant differences in italic