LFO Mapping Project

Mapping the influence of Legal Fines and Fees

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Seattle

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Windows of a building in Nuremberg, Germany

Twin Cities

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Increased future shares of residents in poverty are associated with LFOs sentenced per capita.

LFO burdens are concentrated in poorer, less-white neighborhoods in Washington state.

High-poverty and high-LFO areas tend to have larger BIPOC populations.

Even when poverty is accounted for, neighborhoods with fewer white residents tend to have higher LFO burdens.

A 10 percentage point increase in the poverty rate is associated with an expected $5 increase in per-capita LFO burden.

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