Rates of Cash Bail for Black and White by County

Note: Counties that had fewer than 50 cases involving a Black defendant are specially marked to flag the small number of cases. Numbers for these counties may not be meaningful. Further, AOPC data misclassifies Latinx people as white, leading to higher estimates of white cash bail. Finally, poor data reporting makes it difficult to measure bail rates for people of other races and ethnicities. For more information about our methodology and limitations, please see our report.

Rates and Average Amounts of Cash Bail for Black and White by County

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Note: Counties that had fewer than 50 cases involving a Black defendant are specially marked to flag the small number of cases. Numbers for these counties may not be meaningful. Further, AOPC data misclassifies Latinx people as white, leading to higher estimates of white cash bail. Finally, poor data reporting makes it difficult to measure bail rates for people of other races and ethnicities. For more information about our methodology and limitations, please see our report.

Racial Disparities in Cash Bail

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Note: Counties that had fewer than 50 cases involving a Black defendant are specially marked to flag the small number of cases. Numbers for these counties may not be meaningful. Further, AOPC data misclassifies Latinx people as white, leading to higher estimates of white cash bail. Finally, poor data reporting makes it difficult to measure bail rates for people of other races and ethnicities. For more information about our methodology and limitations, please see our report.