The report found Latinos are generally at a “cumulative disadvantage” in California’s criminal justice system.
The report paints a picture of "cumulative disadvantage" for Latinos, who are more likely than whites to be victims of crime in general, and experience unequal treatment at all levels of the criminal justice system despite being the largest ethnic group in the state.
Latinos, for example, are more likely to be shot than whites, and their homes more likely to be burglarized.
But they are less likely to be shot or robbed than African-Americans, according to data collected by the Bureau of Justice Statistics from 1994 and 2011.
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They are also more likely to be survivors of more than three crimes.
A 2013 survey of crime survivors in California found that 43% of Latinos experienced three or more crimes within the past five years, compared to 36% of crime survivors overall.
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An increase in immigration has also led to a rise in hate crimes against Latinos, according to the report.
In a 2013 survey of several counties in southwest California (including Los Angeles County), 44% of Latinos said they would be hesitant to report a crime for fear that police would ask them or others about their immigration status.
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