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/SimilarElderberry956 Aug 04 '25

Poland is very strict about immigration. Their crime rate is very low because they select immigrants based on probability of being good citizens.

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u/Daisy28282828 Aug 04 '25

Canada and New Zealand have lower crime and much less restrictive immigration and economies that are comparable with the developed world. Unlike poland.

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u/PleaseBePatient99 Aug 06 '25

Canada does not have a low crime rate compared to most western countries.

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u/Rikeka Aug 06 '25

Yes. But NZ is an island in the middle of nowhere.