Immigration and crime: What does the research say?

February 2017

Charis Kubrin, Professor of Criminology, Law and Society, co-authored a feature for The Conversation with other experts on the relationship between immigration and crime. Based on the research, the authors conclude that there is no concrete evidence that shows immigration facilitates more crime amongst communities.

From The Conversation:

For the last decade, we have been studying how immigration to an area impacts crime.

Across our studies, one finding remains clear: Cities and neighborhoods with greater concentrations of immigrants have lower rates of crime and violence, all else being equal.

Our research also points to the importance of city context for understanding the immigration-crime relationship. In one study, for example, we found that cities with historically high immigration levels are especially likely to enjoy reduced crime rates as a result of their immigrant populations.

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