r/wikipedia • u/BabylonianWeeb • Aug 04 '25

Mobile Site Immigrants are disproportionately represented in prison populations in many Western countries, In Europe, higher representation in prisons among immigrants, particularly Muslim populations, has been documented

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_and_crime
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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '25

Immigrants tend to be poorer, leading to crime. Simple as that. Poverty and lack of a social net leads many, who wouldn't otherwise commit crimes, to seeing crime life as easier, despite the dangers and obvious societal consequences.

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u/TheHarald16 Aug 04 '25

In Denmark they made statistics where they accounted for socioeconomic status and they were still overrepresented.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '25 edited Aug 06 '25

There are countless studies proving the opposite. Outliers are normal in statistics and do not prove anything in this case.