Reply #5: Is this a product to Race or Economics (IT seems ot be the alter. [View All]

[happyslug]

The same program gave the following three states as the "Fairest" to Blacks: Hawaii, Georgia and Mississippi. Hawaii is ti 1.9 blacks to 1 while, which may reflect that fact how many Blacks are in the Navy (i.e. in the Navy means they have a job and housing). The worse rates are in states with high Suburban population, which again implies Whites have jobs and housing, while blacks do not (and thus end up in criminal activities).

Race is a factor, but given the low rates in Georgia and Mississippi (Blacks are only three times more likely to go to Jail in those states, the lowest in the Country) it seems to be more a factor of economics (and local Politics) than race.