洛杉磯市警察局西、非裔涉案多，逮捕率自然高

洛杉磯警察局因逮捕嫌犯中多數為有色族裔，引起爭議。（abc7截圖）

警方強調逮捕數據對了解犯罪活動和逮捕行動的相互關聯性至關重要。一些研究，包括警務公平和警務項目中心的研究，都指出差異本身不必然意味著存在歧視，而其他因素如貧困、教育和資源不足等社會問題也對這些數據產生重要影響。r警察局解釋指出，市主計長辦公室的報告指出的差異，在比較特定群體與居住人口的關係時，與其他高比例是一致的。例如，非裔占洛杉磯人口的8%，但卻占暴力犯罪受害者的24%和凶殺案受害者的39%。同樣，非裔和西裔受害者合計占報告的暴力犯罪的70%和凶殺案的87%。

洛杉磯警察局官員補充說明，根據報告，非裔在41%的暴力犯罪、39%的凶殺案和50%的搶劫案中都是犯罪者。此外，非裔和西裔人合計占81%的暴力犯罪和79%的嚴重襲擊事件的犯罪者。同時，當暴力犯罪逮捕率與特定社區的暴力犯罪率重疊時，會發現類似的集中度。

市主計長梅希亞（Kenneth Mejia）辦公室在7月發布了一份地圖和分析，顯示過去四年中近30萬人被捕的情況。報告指出，這是首次向公眾開放並加以繪製。

報告具體指出，在2019年至2022年期間，洛杉磯警察局逮捕的所有人員中，西裔和非裔的比例平均占78.26%，盡管這些居民僅占該市人口的56%。被捕的人中，西裔占51%，其次是非裔，占27%，白人占16%。而西裔占人口的48%，非裔占8%，白人占29%。詳細報告可在controller.lacity.gov/landings/arrests上查閱，地圖可在arrests.lacontroller.io上查看。

然而，洛杉磯警察局對這些與警察局有關的數字的真實性提出質疑，稱主計長辦公室的數據來自市長的開放數據門戶，其中包括洛杉磯警察局以外的機構實施的逮捕行動。

洛杉磯警察局表示，在四年的23萬2261起逮捕中，有12.3%（即3萬5320起）是由非洛杉磯警察局實體／私人逮捕並在洛杉磯警察局設施中登記的。其中包括1萬6052名私人被捕、3995名LAWA（機場）警察逮捕和7751名CHP逮捕。另外，逮捕的人員還包括不居住在洛杉磯市的個人。

梅希亞辦公室也在社交媒體上回應了洛杉磯警察局的聲明，稱該報告過於仰賴洛杉磯警察局唯一全麵、公開的逮捕數據，並強調他們將每周在該市／市長的開放數據門戶上更新這些數據。洛杉磯警察局並未反駁報告的調查結果，即逮捕過程中存在種族差異，或者非和西裔被捕的比例過高。他們強調了這些統計數據，凸顯了存在過度偏向的情況。

美國西班牙裔不被當做美國白人族群。美國人把國內的族群劃分為白人、非裔、西裔、亞裔、慕斯林。西裔不也是白人嗎，為什麽被單獨拿出來呢？

Cheng Huang
美國白人的範圍是隨著新移民的不斷融入和中產化慢慢擴大的，最早的白人隻能是英國的盎格魯撒克遜白人，德裔、猶太裔、愛爾蘭裔，意大利裔、東歐裔最早都不算是社會認知上的白人。如果看過電影《教父》就知道哪怕是在二十世紀初，意大利移民也是被極度邊緣化的群體。最早的新移民，英語並非母語，又有文化隔閡，自然更願意抱團聚居，然而隨著第二三代移民的中產化且英語也成為了母語，這種差別就會慢慢消失。
發布於 2017-08-26 03:01

知乎用戶
真正的問題在於主流HIspanic母語講的不是英語，而是spanish，別說個別Latino講的英文不錯來反駁我。
編輯於 2017-08-26 13:47

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知乎用戶
美國的主流人群是WASP，西裔，哪怕不是混血，從血統上來說是純白人（這樣的人很多），但他們隻滿足W，其他都不是，更何況西裔中還有很多梅斯帝索人和穆拉圖人。
編輯於 2017-08-25 21:51

杞人
我的理解，即使是歐洲的西班牙白人移民到美國，由於美國國內大批拉丁裔存在，西班牙白人也很難象其它非盎格魯撒克遜白人（意大利，東歐）那樣完全融入美國。事實上，西班牙白人在美國至少應該算半個土著，有點跟英國白人移民美國後的地位相似。畢竟整個拉丁美洲都通行西班牙語，而美國更是因為竊取了半個墨西哥的領土並由此帶來的大量拉丁裔原住民。簡單的說，西班牙白人來到美國可比英國白人早的多，在他們麵前，美國盎格魯撒克遜白人可不敢擺老資格動輒叫他們滾出美國（就像對其它族群一樣，比如黑人，亞裔）。
編輯於 2017-08-26 04:17

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Responding to a city report that found Black and Hispanic/Latino people were arrested at a "disproportionate rate" between 2019 to 2022, the Los Angeles Police Department denied the numbers point to discriminatory practices, noting that Black and Hispanic/Latino residents are also disproportionately represented among crime victims and reported offenders.

"Arrest demographics are important in understanding the interplay between those engaged in criminal activity and arrest activity," according to an LAPD statement released late Tuesday. "Several studies including the Center for Policing Equity & Policing Project identify that disparities in and of themselves do not mean discrimination exists. Significant other factors such as the roles of poverty, education, and under resourced communities have critical implications."

According to the department, the disparities noted in a recent City Controller's Office report analyzing arrest figures "are consistent with other over-representation when comparing select groups of individuals in relationship to residential populations. For example, while Black Angelenos make up 8% of the residential population they represent 24% of violent crime victims and 39% of homicide victims. Similarly, when combined, Black and Hispanic victims represent 70% of reported violent crime and 87% of homicides."

LAPD officials added that Black individuals are reported offenders in 41% of violent crime, 39% of homicides and 50% of robberies.

"When combined, Black and Hispanic individuals are reported offenders in 81% of violent crime and 79% of aggravated assaults," LAPD officials said in a statement. "Additionally, when violent crime arrest rates are overlayed with rates of violent crime in particular neighborhoods, similar concentrations are found."

City Controller Kenneth Mejia's office published a map and analysis in July of nearly 300,000 arrests over the past four years. The data "marks the first time the data has been made accessible and mapped for the public without limitations," the report says.

Specifically, the report found that an average of 78.26% of all LAPD arrests between 2019 to 2022 involved Hispanics/Latinos or Black people, despite such residents making up 56% of the city's population. Hispanics/Latinos made up 51% of the arrests, with Black people next at 27% and whites 16%. Hispanics/Latinos make up 48% of the population, compared to Black people at 8% and whites at 29%.

A proposed contract would increase the starting base salary for Los Angeles Police Department officers by 11%, Mayor Karen Bass announced.

The full report can be found at controller.lacity.gov/landings/arrests. The map can be viewed at arrests.lacontroller.io.

LAPD officials, however, questioned the veracity of the numbers as they related to the police department, saying the data analyzed by the controller's office came from the Mayor's Open Data Portal, which includes arrests made by agencies other than the LAPD.

"It appears that over the four years, 12.3%, or 35,320 of 232,261 arrests were made by non-LAPD entities/private persons and booked in LAPD facilities," according to the LAPD. "This includes 16,052 private persons arrests, 3,995 LAWA (Airport) Police arrests and 7,751 CHP (California Highway Patrol) arrests."

The arrests reported also included individuals who do not reside in the city of Los Angeles, according to the LAPD.

Mejia's office responded to the LAPD's statement Wednesday afternoon on social media, saying the report "relied on LAPD's only comprehensive, publicly available arrest data, which they update weekly on the city's/Mayor's Open Data Portal."

Mejia's office said LAPD did "not refute" the report's findings that "racial disparities exist in their arrests or that Black and Latino people are arrested at a disproportionate rate."

"Citing these statistics that emphasize the alleged criminality of communities that are over-policed, marginalized, disenfranchised, and discriminated plays on racist stereotypes in an attempt to excuse over-policing of disenfranchised communities and neighborhoods," according to Mejia's office.

The controller's office recommended the department update its arrest data to include LAPD-specific arrests.

LAPD officials stated the department strives to ensure its actions are "free of bias or discrimination."

"Each arrest must stand on its own rooted in probable cause and evidence including victim and witness accounts, forensic evidence when available, and the most recent advent of body worn video recording the actions of all involved."

The LAPD arrest types fall into five categories identified by the LAPD:
(1) felony, (2) misdemeanor, (3) infractions, (4) dependent, and (5) other.

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西、非裔涉案多，逮捕率自然高

LAPD Arrest Maps & Analysis (2019-22)

This category includes children who are taken into custody because their parent or guardian has been accused of abuse, neglect, or endangerment, as well as children who are deemed to be runaways or
beyond parental control.

The data available is unclear about the nature of these interactions,
but raises questions about the frequency that children and youth are coming into contact with the LAPD.

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洛杉磯市警察局 西、非裔涉案多，逮捕率自然高

西、非裔涉案多，逮捕率自然高

LAPD Arrest Maps & Analysis (2019-22)

This category includes children who are taken into custody because their parent or guardian has been accused of abuse, neglect, or endangerment, as well as children who are deemed to be runaways orbeyond parental control.

The data available is unclear about the nature of these interactions,but raises questions about the frequency that children and youth are coming into contact with the LAPD.

洛杉磯市警察局西、非裔涉案多，逮捕率自然高

This category includes children who are taken into custody because their parent or guardian has been accused of abuse, neglect, or endangerment, as well as children who are deemed to be runaways or
beyond parental control.

The data available is unclear about the nature of these interactions,
but raises questions about the frequency that children and youth are coming into contact with the LAPD.