Black and Hispanic people in Boulder County are more likely to be charged with a crime, convicted and sentenced to jail or prison than white residents, according to a new study into the practices of the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office.
Black people in Boulder County have for years been charged with crimes at five to six times the rate that white people were charged, and Hispanic people charged at about three times the rate white people were charged, according to the two-year study by the Vera Institute, a national organization focused on criminal justice reform.
Black people made up about 1% of Boulder County’s population in 2018 and 2019, but accounted for 5% of the county’s criminal defendants; Hispanic people made up about 13% of the county’s population, but 25% of criminal defendants. The county was about 79% white, but white people made up just 68% of criminal defendants.
Defendants considered to be transient, homeless or living in a shelter were more likely to face drug charges, more likely to be sent to jail, and less likely to see their charges dismissed than housed people, the study found. Dougherty said the disproportionate prosecution of people who are unhoused “reflects that we have a complex problem to deal with in this community.”
Additionally, the office is doing a better job of offering diversion to juvenile defendants of all races, the study found. In the past, white children were much more likely to be offered diversion than Black or Hispanic children, but that gap has narrowed since 2018, the study found.
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