As of now over 70% of people incarcerated in Orange County are people of color. However, you will never see this percentage anywhere because Hispanics are counted as "White" within Orange county statistics, therefore inflating the number of white people arrested and/or incarcerated, therefore surpassing the total true percentage of people of color in jail/prison. It is time to correct this in order to provide accurate data in accordance with public information laws in the state of Florida.
Why is this important?
Inaccuracy of public information is a misrepresentation of useful crime data, essential to identify and remedy our county's most pressing socio-economic challenges. It is imperative that our leaders have access to precise statistical data reflective of our county's multicultural diversity in order to make the best decisions that impact our society and community. We respectfully demand that an ethnicity column be included within county crime statistics and police affidavits.
