>I don't even have a guess as to why white females might be arrested at a higher rate than black females.
Have you spent any time around white American females?
Have you spent any time around white American females?
My second reaction is trying to replace 'white' with 'black'. Also, considering the heterogeneity of different parts of USA...
OK, racist.
It sounded like culture to me too, until I replaced the word "white" with "black" in my head.
If I should say anything more: There is a limit of different standards for different groups (somewhere between a factor two and five), when it becomes disgusting hypocrisy.