California’s historic drop in arrests still imperils Blacks

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (AP) – California is seeing a historic drop in arrests that still leaves Blacks far more likely to wind up in handcuffs, particularly in San Francisco Bay Area counties, according to a report released Monday by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California.
The arrest rate statewide dropped nearly 60 percent since its peak in 1989. Three-fourths of the long-term drop involves misdemeanors, particularly for traffic and alcohol-related violations. Felony arrests fo