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Immigrant crime rate

Research shows that as the foreign-born share of the population rose from 6.2% in 1980 to 13.9% in 2022, the overall crime rate declined by about 60.4%, with no positive statistical link between immigrant share and crime rates

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Jan 13, 2026
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is being an undocumented immigrant criminal

Being present in the United States without lawful immigration status is, in most cases, a civil violation—not a crime—and therefore does not by itself subject a person to criminal prosecution . That s...

Jan 26, 2026
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Number of murders in use due to illegal immigrants.

Claims that in the each year are committed by undocumented (illegal) immigrants are not supported by available evidence: independent fact‑checking and peer analyses find no credible national count of ...

Jan 27, 2026

How many US citizens have been unalived by illegal immigrants

There is no credible national count of how many citizens have been killed by people in the country unlawfully, because no federal agency compiles nationwide statistics linking victims’ citizenship to ...

Jan 10, 2026

How do crime rates for undocumented immigrants compare to US citizens by violent vs property crime?

Multiple peer-reviewed studies and government summaries find that undocumented immigrants have lower rates of arrest and incarceration than U.S.-born citizens across violent and property offenses: in ...

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