Young black Massachusetts residents are far more likely to be arrested than other groups, according to a new study from Columbia University.
The study, published February 1, 2024, notes that despite amounting to just 8 percent of the population under 21 in Massachusetts, black Bay Staters in that age range accounted for 25 percent of all the arrests in that age group in 2022. Additionally, young Hispanic residents were disproportionately arrested; they made up 19 percent of the Bay State's under-21 population in 2022 but made up 30 percent of those arrested.
