Figures obtained by campaign group Genewatch show almost one in four black children (23 per cent) between the ages of 10 and 17 have been added to the database since 2004.
This compares with 10 per cent of white children of the same age group.
Helen Wallace, director of Genewatch, described the figures as "shocking". "To anyone that looks at them they show a strong racial basis," she said.
She added that the Home Office should consider the suitability of children to appear on the database in the first place.
Around one million children have been added to the database since it began in 1995.
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