Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Immigration and crime" in English language version.
On one side, in most countries—with the notable exception of the United States—immigrants exhibit a disproportionate involvement in criminal activity compared to natives, as measured by the relative incarceration rate of the two groups. In addition, certain kinds of immigrants, including young and less-educated men and those with irregular legal status, display a much higher propensity to commit crimes than those with documented status. These factors would seem to suggest a positive link between immigration and crime. On the other side, studies designed to measure the effect of immigration inflow effects on local crime rates do not, in general, find any detectable causal effect of immigration on local crime rates. For example, all previous studies relying on the shift-share instrumental variable approach estimate crime elasticities close to zero in various countries, and we further confirm this result on new data across European countries and regions.
Another myth: immigration increases crime. No, says De Haas. 'Violent crime is decreasing in almost the entire Western world. In addition, studies show that migrants are actually less criminal on average. This is because first-generation migrants are often people who want to build a new future. There is certainly overrepresentation of certain groups in crime statistics, but in addition to ethnic profiling, this is mainly a story of some members of the second generation who have no future prospects.'
Donald Trump has reached the greatest political heights while linking immigration to violent crime, but he's hardly the first American politician to promote the unfounded narrative.
Border security, as well as immigration and a perception - not supported by statistics - that it is tied to violent crime, are common features of Mr Trump's rallies and campaign speeches.
Frank Cormier argues that in just about every country immigrants are less likely to commit crimes.
This column synthesises the impact of refugees on crime by focusing on the case of Syrian refugees in Turkey.
In summary: the calculations carried out lead to the statement that, approximately and on average, the crime rates for Italians, 10 resident foreigners and irregular foreigners are, for the 12 crimes considered, equal to 4.3, 8.5, 246.3 per 1,000 people of the reference population, respectively. In other words, the propensity to commit crime among irregular persons is approximately 57 times that of Italians and almost 29 times that of regular foreigners (who therefore commit crimes twice as often as Italians) ...
On one side, in most countries—with the notable exception of the United States—immigrants exhibit a disproportionate involvement in criminal activity compared to natives, as measured by the relative incarceration rate of the two groups. In addition, certain kinds of immigrants, including young and less-educated men and those with irregular legal status, display a much higher propensity to commit crimes than those with documented status. These factors would seem to suggest a positive link between immigration and crime. On the other side, studies designed to measure the effect of immigration inflow effects on local crime rates do not, in general, find any detectable causal effect of immigration on local crime rates. For example, all previous studies relying on the shift-share instrumental variable approach estimate crime elasticities close to zero in various countries, and we further confirm this result on new data across European countries and regions.
The principal findings suggest, in most European countries, a significantly higher rate of foreign citizens held in prison compared to non‐immigrants.
Previous studies about the effect of immigration on crime show mixed results. Part of the literature finds the effects of immigration on crime in host countries to be close to zero in general ... Other studies tend to conclude that immigration increases crime under certain circumstances, particularly if immigrants have poor prospects on the labor market or if they face labor market restrictions.
The findings show that no statistical evidence exists to relate an increase in the number of immigrants to the rise of any kind of crime.
1) there is little evidence that more migration unconditionally leads to more terrorist activity, especially in Western countries... (3) the effectiveness of stricter migration policies in deterring terrorism is rather limited
Americans have long believed that immigrants are more likely than natives to commit crimes and that rising immigration leads to rising crime... This belief is remarkably resilient to the contrary evidence that immigrants are in fact much less likely than natives to commit crimes.
Europe's immigration problems and its crime problems are mostly unrelated. But they are inseparable in politics...Male refugees are committing fewer crimes as they move out of shelters, where fights break out. It also helps that the share of women among the migrants is rising. 'The biggest factor in reducing violence is if the number of women goes up,' says Mr Pfeiffer. 'The young husbands suddenly care about their family.'
When the victims file their accusations, as many as 17% of the women involved believed the rapist to be of foreign extraction. This is a pretty huge figure, given that there are only some 85,000 foreigners living in Finland, or just 1.65% of the population. The figures do not tell the whole story, however. The police receive slightly fewer than 500 reports of rape annually, but experts have estimated that the yearly total of rapes is in the thousands, perhaps even the tens of thousands of women. The great majority of rapists are the Finnish relatives, friends, and acquaintances of Finnish victims, and crimes committed by such persons are not generally reported to the police.
Maahanmuuttajien rikollisuus nousi puheenaiheeksi 1990-luvun alussa, kun ensimmäiset somalit tulivat Suomeen ja itärikollisuuden pelättiin räjähtävän käsiin.
One of the cornerstones of the MAGA movement, Correa-Cabrera said, is a perception that immigrants bring violence, drugs and insecurity into the United States. Part of the reason, she said, is because many immigrants come to the U.S. to escape violence in their home countries. Still, research has repeatedly debunked the idea that immigrants are more prone to commit violent crime than U.S. citizens.
Americans have long believed that immigrants are more likely than natives to commit crimes and that rising immigration leads to rising crime... This belief is remarkably resilient to the contrary evidence that immigrants are in fact much less likely than natives to commit crimes.
'There is no proof that shows the young men go from Salafism to terrorism,' Mr. Roy said, pointing out that the planner of the Paris attacks in November, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, ate McDonald's, which is not halal. 'None of the terrorists were Salafists.'
'In general, crime statistics have gone down the last (few) years, and no there is no evidence to suggest that new waves of immigration has led to increased crime,' Selin said.
The findings show that no statistical evidence exists to relate an increase in the number of immigrants to the rise of any kind of crime.
Although most research shows immigration has either no impact or a minimal impact on crime, many people seem to believe the connection exists. It seems hostility against immigrants isn't crime itself but false perceptions about crime.
O'Neil said immigration advocates have not been able to match the Trump administration's rhetoric when framing the immigration debate. She said Trump has been hammering the notion that immigrants are criminals, while Democrats and other immigration supporters have been unable to keep up. As a result, she said the public may associate immigrants with crime, leading to a stereotype that sticks.
On a similar note, there are the issues around how migration is discussed in the country, especially by followers of the Sweden Democrats. Specifically, there has been a 'sort of merging of migration and crime in discourse' even though there is 'no sort of research showing that there exists such a causal kind of relationship,' says Annika Lindberg, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Gothenburg's School of Global Studies. In 2017, for example, Sweden's Ministry of Foreign Affairs had to distribute a press release providing facts and context to combat the dissemination of 'simplistic and occasionally inaccurate information about migration, integration and crime' in the country.
'There is no proof that shows the young men go from Salafism to terrorism,' Mr. Roy said, pointing out that the planner of the Paris attacks in November, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, ate McDonald's, which is not halal. 'None of the terrorists were Salafists.'
Maahanmuuttajien rikollisuus nousi puheenaiheeksi 1990-luvun alussa, kun ensimmäiset somalit tulivat Suomeen ja itärikollisuuden pelättiin räjähtävän käsiin.
When the victims file their accusations, as many as 17% of the women involved believed the rapist to be of foreign extraction. This is a pretty huge figure, given that there are only some 85,000 foreigners living in Finland, or just 1.65% of the population. The figures do not tell the whole story, however. The police receive slightly fewer than 500 reports of rape annually, but experts have estimated that the yearly total of rapes is in the thousands, perhaps even the tens of thousands of women. The great majority of rapists are the Finnish relatives, friends, and acquaintances of Finnish victims, and crimes committed by such persons are not generally reported to the police.
In summary: the calculations carried out lead to the statement that, approximately and on average, the crime rates for Italians, 10 resident foreigners and irregular foreigners are, for the 12 crimes considered, equal to 4.3, 8.5, 246.3 per 1,000 people of the reference population, respectively. In other words, the propensity to commit crime among irregular persons is approximately 57 times that of Italians and almost 29 times that of regular foreigners (who therefore commit crimes twice as often as Italians) ...
'In general, crime statistics have gone down the last (few) years, and no there is no evidence to suggest that new waves of immigration has led to increased crime,' Selin said.
Americans have long believed that immigrants are more likely than natives to commit crimes and that rising immigration leads to rising crime... This belief is remarkably resilient to the contrary evidence that immigrants are in fact much less likely than natives to commit crimes.
On one side, in most countries—with the notable exception of the United States—immigrants exhibit a disproportionate involvement in criminal activity compared to natives, as measured by the relative incarceration rate of the two groups. In addition, certain kinds of immigrants, including young and less-educated men and those with irregular legal status, display a much higher propensity to commit crimes than those with documented status. These factors would seem to suggest a positive link between immigration and crime. On the other side, studies designed to measure the effect of immigration inflow effects on local crime rates do not, in general, find any detectable causal effect of immigration on local crime rates. For example, all previous studies relying on the shift-share instrumental variable approach estimate crime elasticities close to zero in various countries, and we further confirm this result on new data across European countries and regions.
The principal findings suggest, in most European countries, a significantly higher rate of foreign citizens held in prison compared to non‐immigrants.
Previous studies about the effect of immigration on crime show mixed results. Part of the literature finds the effects of immigration on crime in host countries to be close to zero in general ... Other studies tend to conclude that immigration increases crime under certain circumstances, particularly if immigrants have poor prospects on the labor market or if they face labor market restrictions.
The findings show that no statistical evidence exists to relate an increase in the number of immigrants to the rise of any kind of crime.
1) there is little evidence that more migration unconditionally leads to more terrorist activity, especially in Western countries... (3) the effectiveness of stricter migration policies in deterring terrorism is rather limited
Europe's immigration problems and its crime problems are mostly unrelated. But they are inseparable in politics...Male refugees are committing fewer crimes as they move out of shelters, where fights break out. It also helps that the share of women among the migrants is rising. 'The biggest factor in reducing violence is if the number of women goes up,' says Mr Pfeiffer. 'The young husbands suddenly care about their family.'
