PrintSeptember 18, 2009
Graph of the Day for September 18, 2009
"Obama shows an ability to transcend race." The Boston Globe in 2007."She is a typical white person who, you know, if she sees somebody on the street that she doesn't know, there is a reaction." Barack Obama in 2008, speaking of his grandmother."The Cambridge police acted stupidly... there's a long history in this country of African-Americans and Latinos being stopped by law enforcement disproportionately. That's just a fact." Barack Obama in 2009.
Source: Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Hoven's Index for September 18, 2009
Lifetime chances of a black person going to prison: 18.6%.
Lifetime chances of a white person going to prison: 3.4%.
Source: DOJ, Bureau of Justice Statistics
