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Crime rates and immigration

Research on the relationship between crime rates and immigration in the United States

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Jan 27, 2026
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How do crime rates for legal immigrants compare to undocumented immigrants and U.S.-born citizens?

Multiple peer-reviewed and government-supported analyses find that —whether documented or undocumented—tend to have lower crime and incarceration rates than ; the largest, most detailed state-level st...

Jan 26, 2026
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Per the 150 historical analysis on incarceration patterns, have immigrants committed less crime than non immigrants and wete 60% less likely to be incaercetatef

The 150‑year, multi‑institution analysis of incarceration rates finds that immigrants have never had higher incarceration rates than the and that, since about 1960, immigrants are substantially less l...

Jan 26, 2026
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Number of women and children each year that are violently murdered by illegals?

There is no reliable, nationwide count of how many women and children are violently murdered each year specifically by people without legal status; multiple fact‑checks and research reviews state that...

Jan 28, 2026

violent criminals among illegal aliens

A substantial and growing body of empirical research finds that are not a disproportionate source of violent crime and in many studies have lower violent-offending and arrest rates than ; nevertheless...

Jan 27, 2026

How do methodological choices (data sources, definitions of 'undocumented') in 2020–2025 studies affect findings on immigrant crime rates?

Methodological choices — especially which data sources researchers use, how they define and estimate "undocumented" populations, the geographic scale of analysis, and the crime categories modeled — sy...

Jan 26, 2026

Migration criminality

Large-scale, multi-country and -focused research finds no evidence that and in many analyses immigrants—documented and undocumented—commit crime at equal or lower rates than the native-born population...

Jan 26, 2026

What do state‑level studies (beyond Texas) show about undocumented immigrant crime rates and trends?

State-level research beyond generally aligns with national studies: are not associated with higher overall crime, and in many analyses immigrants—documented and undocumented—have lower arrest and conv...

Jan 26, 2026

How do researchers estimate crime rates for undocumented immigrants when administrative data are incomplete?

Researchers combine imperfect arrest or conviction records with independent population estimates and statistical adjustments to estimate ; where is missing from standard crime datasets they rely on sp...

Jan 23, 2026

Do imm8grants commit widespread crime in the United states

The best available research shows widespread crime and in many measures commit fewer crimes than the U.S.-born population . Official enforcement tallies and rhetorical claims about a exist, but they d...

Jan 23, 2026

What does research say about crime rates among documented vs undocumented immigrants over the last two decades?

Over the past two decades a growing and increasingly rigorous body of research finds that immigrants — including undocumented immigrants — commit crimes at lower rates than native-born Americans, with...