Impact
While the riots are often cited as a major factor in the decline of Newark and its neighboring communities, longer-term racial, economic, and political forces contributed towards generating inner city poverty. By the 1960s and '70s, as industry fled the city, so did the white middle class, leaving behind a poor population. During this same time, the population of many suburban communities in northern New Jersey expanded rapidly.
As of 2000, the Newark Police Department is 37% black, 27% Hispanic and 36% white though the city remains 53% black, 30% Hispanic, and 17% white.
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