Between 1990-2003, of the Asian Pacific Islanders subgroups,
Laotian youth had the most total arrests in this period,
with a peak of 47 arrests in 1998.

In the time span shown above, Laotian youth contributed about half of the API arrests
in Richmond, California while in 2000, Laotians only made up about 22%
of the city's API population.

Even though the numbers of South East Asian youth arrests were small in number,
per capita they had the second and third highest arrest rates (Vietnamese then Laotian). This is a serious problem that needs attention,
because it is highly correlated with education.
If they are struggling academically this leads to out burst in the community.

The Laotian American National Alliance is looking for mentors
for these children before they become part of these statistics.

for more information,
please click on these links
2006 API Study West Contra Costa, California
2003 API Youth Violence Study

special thank you to Sean Kirkpatrick for these statistics.
Sean Kirkpatrick Cultural Anthropologist Associate Director Asian Pacific Psychological Services

The Mission of the Laotian American National Alliance
is to advocate for the social, economic and educational advancement of Laotian Americans.