Foreigners and Crime Rates in the UK
Government data in the UK shows that foreigners have a higher rate of committing sexual crimes compared to the settled populations. Certain groups of foreigners are more likely to commit sex crimes, with North Africans being 6.6 times more likely, Middle Easterners at 3.8 times, and Sub-Saharan Africans at 2.6 times higher rate. Albanians have the highest conviction rate of crimes among migrants in England and Wales. There are calls to curtail immigration from countries with high offender percentages and prioritize immigration from low-criminality countries.
Key Points
- Foreigners in the UK have a higher rate of committing sexual crimes compared to the settled populations.
- Certain groups of foreigners are more likely to commit sex crimes, with significant disparities among different nationalities.
- Calls have been made to curtail immigration from high-offender percentage countries and prioritize immigration from low-criminality countries.