Equity Counts Data Center
Sections in the data center
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice
Inequities in the interaction with and treatment by the criminal justice system are among the most widely discussed equity issues in the U.S. today. The Data Center presents data that helps illustrate disparities related to criminal justice.
Criminal Justice Indicators
Youth Risk Factors
- Students who have carried a weapon not for hunting outside of school ever
- Students who have ever taken a weapon to school
- Students who have taken part in a fight in the past year
- Students who have been stopped by the police in the past year
- Students with at least one parent incarcerated in the past year
Youth Risk Factors
Data are current as of 9/20/2023
Most recent dashboard update: 9/20/2023
What is this section about?
Data describing youth behavior and experiences related to weapons, violence, and the police are important not just for understanding current trends, but as indicators of potential future and increasingly serious interactions with the criminal justice system. Understanding discrepancies by race, sex, and age is key to identifying and rectifying both implicit biases and shortcomings in support.
Students who have carried a weapon not for hunting outside of school ever
To analyze students who have carried a weapon not for hunting outside of school ever, the mean and standard deviation of the values were calculated. Using these, the minimum and maximum for the color scale were established. This scaling is intended to make it easier to interpret the data at an initial glance.
Students who have carried a weapon not for hunting outside of school ever in State
Students who have carried a weapon not for hunting outside of school ever by Demographic Over Time
Students who have ever taken a weapon to school
To analyze students who have ever taken a weapon to school, the mean and standard deviation of the values were calculated. Using these, the minimum and maximum for the color scale were established. This scaling is intended to make it easier to interpret the data at an initial glance.
Students who have ever taken a weapon to school in State
Students who have ever taken a weapon to school by Demographic Over Time
Students who have taken part in a fight in the past year
To analyze students who have taken part in a fight in the past year, the mean and standard deviation of the values were calculated. Using these, the minimum and maximum for the color scale were established. This scaling is intended to make it easier to interpret the data at an initial glance.
Students who have taken part in a fight in the past year in State
Students who have taken part in a fight in the past year by Demographic Over Time
Students who have been stopped by the police in the past year
To analyze students who have been stopped by the police in the past year, the mean and standard deviation of the values were calculated. Using these, the minimum and maximum for the color scale were established. This scaling is intended to make it easier to interpret the data at an initial glance.
Students who have been stopped by the police in the past year in State
Students who have been stopped by the police in the past year by Demographic Over Time
Students with at least one parent incarcerated in the past year
To analyze students with at least one parent incarcerated in the past year, the mean and standard deviation of the values were calculated. Using these, the minimum and maximum for the color scale were established. This scaling is intended to make it easier to interpret the data at an initial glance.
Students with at least one parent incarcerated in the past year in State
Students with at least one parent incarcerated in the past year by Demographic Over Time
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