This dashboard presents demographic information among defendants prosecuted by the Bronx DA in 2023. Specifically, the dashboard includes data regarding defendant gender, age, and race/ethnicity. This information can be divided by Charge Severity and Charge Type by using the filter buttons at the bottom of the dashboard.
Victim Demographic
Victim information is based on descriptive data provided for "complainants' on arrest paperwork submitted by NYPD in 2023. In situations where this information was missing, the victims ’s race and ethnicity was coded as “Unknown” (11%). Arrests that did not include a complainant are excluded from this analysis.
Bronx County Demographic Race and Ethnicity Profile
Population: 1.5 million
Hispanic/Latino (57%), Black (29%), White (9%), Asian (4%), Other (2%)
Data Notes:
- The unit of analysis for this dashboard is a unique prosecuted defendant. Each unique defendant is counted only once in this analysis. If an individual person were arraigned multiple times during the analysis period, their demographic information would be counted only once.
- All demographic information is based on NYPD reports at the time of arrest.
- Data Source: Arrest information is based on paperwork submitted to the Bronx DA by NYPD. Criminal case and court measures are based on data from the Office of Court Administration transmitted to the Bronx DA. Demographic race/ethnicity data for Bronx County is based on the Census Bureau 5 year estimates (2018-2022).
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