Incarceration rates by race/ethnicity: Prison inmates per 100,000 Californians (2005-24)

Line chart of California prison incarceration rates by race/ethnicity, 2005 to 2024, showing much higher rates for Black and American Indian Californians throughout.

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The red vertical lines show the key policy reforms: October 2011, implementation of Realignment; November 2014, passage and implementation of Prop 47; and March 2020, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chart: California Policy LabSource: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 2005-24 and U.S. Census Bureau population estimates.Get the dataEmbed Download image