DO IMMIGRANTS INCREASE THE CRIME RATE?

-U.S.-born men age 18-39 are 5 times more likely to be incarcerated than male immigrants of the same age.
-Data from the 1980, 1990 and 2000 census reports show that for every ethnic group, incarceration rates among young men are lowest for immigrants, even those who are least educated and least acculturated.
-The number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. doubled from 1994 to 2005, but during that time period violent crime actually decreased by 34.2%. At the same time, property crimes also decreased by 26.4%.

Source: Immigration Policy Center Report Immigrants and Crime: Are They Connected? A Century of Research Finds that Crime Rates for Immigrants are Lower than for the Native-Born
The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) is the research and policy arm of the American Immigration Council. IPC’s mission is to shape a rational conversation on immigration and immigrant integration. IPC, formed in 2003 is a non-partisan organization that neither supports nor opposes any political party or candidate for office.-U.S.-born men age 18-39 are 5 times more likely to be incarcerated than male immigrants of the same age.
-Data from the 1980, 1990 and 2000 census reports show that for every ethnic group, incarceration rates among young men are lowest for immigrants, even those who are least educated and least acculturated.
-The number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. doubled from 1994 to 2005, but during that time period violent crime actually decreased by 34.2%. At the same time, property crimes also decreased by 26.4%.

Source: Immigration Policy Center Report Immigrants and Crime: Are They Connected? A Century of Research Finds that Crime Rates for Immigrants are Lower than for the Native-Born
The Immigration Policy Center (IPC) is the research and policy arm of the American Immigration Council. IPC’s mission is to shape a rational conversation on immigration and immigrant integration. IPC, formed in 2003 is a non-partisan organization that neither supports nor opposes any political party or candidate for office.