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Crime rates among Hispanics

Differences in crime rates and trends when Hispanic ethnicity is tracked separately versus when it is subsumed into other racial categories.

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Feb 4, 2026

How has the classification of Hispanic ethnicity affected racial crime statistics and trends in national datasets?

The way is recorded—sometimes as a separate ethnic category, sometimes subsumed into racial categories like “white,” and often inconsistently across agencies—has materially altered reported racial cri...

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