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Black Kids In California More Likely To Be Hospitalized For Police-Related Injuries

Black boys and girls ages 10-14 are injured at 5.3 and 6.7 times, respectively, the rate for white boys and girls, the study says., a new study shows.
A young girl and her mother visit a temporary art installation, called Bear the Truth, on June 28, 2020, at the Los Angeles City Hall. The installation honors Black children who have lost their lives to racial injustice and senseless violence.

A new study out of California shows that Black boys and girls are hospitalized from police violence at a rate far higher than their white peers.

The researchers from the University of

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