Thread by @Marc_Vanguard_i

🚨 THREAD: Immigration and Crime 🇩🇰

Denmark may be a small country, but it publishes the most fascinating crime statistics in Europe: convictions by origin (≠ citizenship).

👉 Here’s a summary in 12 striking visuals of these figures accumulated over 10 years ⬇️

A quick preamble:

👉 The most "astonishing" visuals are 2, 3, 8, and 12

👉 Definitions, e.g., "Western origins," are provided at the bottom of the illustrations

👉 Useful links can be found at the end of the thread ⬇️

1⃣ In Denmark, offenders are categorized by origin rather than nationality.

👉 Immigrants and their descendants (i.e., children) account for 40% of convictions for homicides, rapes, and violent robberies, despite making up only 12% of the population ⬇️

2⃣ Children of “non-Western” immigrants are even more involved in delinquency than the immigrants themselves.

Here are the conviction rates, revealing the failure of assimilation:
🟢 “Native” Danes: 2.6%
🟠 Non-Western immigrants: 5.1%
🔴 Their children: 5.9% !!
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3⃣ The more violent the aggression (excluding crimes), the higher the conviction rate of descendants of non-Western immigrants compared to their parents.

👉 Up to 2x higher for attempted homicides, with a rate FIFTEEN TIMES that of "native" Danes ⬇️

👉 The "rebellious" sentiment also increases from one generation to the next.

Descendants of non-Western immigrants have a conviction rate nearly 3 times higher than that of their parents' generation for "offenses against public authority."

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4⃣ With more detailed granularity, Danish data highlights specific origins that are particularly involved in crimes and offenses, as shown on this map: Maghreb, Near and Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Africa ⬇️

5⃣ Conviction rates vary significantly by origin. Taking “native” Danes as the baseline (1), the following conviction rates are observed:
👉 Maghreb: 3
👉 Rest of Africa, Afghanistan/Pakistan: 2
👉 Western Europe: 1 (same rate as native Danes) ⬇️

6⃣ The gaps are even greater when it comes to physical violence⬇️

👉 The conviction rate for individuals of African origin in assaults is 5 to 7 times higher than that of "native" Danes!
But that's not all... ⬇️

7⃣ The conviction rate for individuals of Sub-Saharan African origin for rape is a staggering FOURTEEN TIMES higher than that of "native" Danes.

👉 Maghrebi and Afghan/Pakistani origins are also notable, with rates around 8 to 9 times higher ⬇️

8⃣ Frequently requested, statistics on tax fraud do exist in Denmark.

👉 They reveal that Maghrebi and Pakistani individuals are particularly overrepresented in this type of offense, with conviction rates 4 times higher than those of "native" Danes ⬇️

9⃣ The figures for "serious tax fraud" confirm the trend.

👉 Maghrebi and Pakistani individuals are undeniably overrepresented, with conviction rates up to 8 times higher than those of "native" Danes ⬇️

🔟 Finally, have you ever wondered who stole your bike?

👉 Danish statistics provide a clue: while "native" Danes remain the majority of offenders, individuals of African and Romanian/Bulgarian origins are significantly overrepresented ⬇️

1⃣1⃣ What is the impact of the higher crime rate among individuals of immigrant backgrounds on overall crime and offenses?

👉 A simple calculation shows it accounts for no less than 20,000 convictions annually ⬇️

1⃣2⃣ Over the past 10 years, immigration has had a decisive impact on crime trends in Denmark:

👉 The conviction rate among native Danes has been declining, which should have led to a reduction in the number of convictions.

❌ Yet, this has not been the case... ⬇️

👉 The combined increase in the immigrant-origin population AND its conviction rate has led to a rise in the number of convictions for crimes and offenses ⬇️

🔎 If you have any doubts, as always, I encourage you to go directly to the official sources listed at the bottom of each visual. The Danmarks Statistik portal is available in English, and extracting data is straightforward.
➡️ ⬇️ statistikbanken.dk/STRAFNA4

⚠️ Of course, crime and delinquency existed long before non-European immigration.

👉 Individuals of immigrant backgrounds remain a minority among the convicted, just as the convicted are a minority among those with immigrant backgrounds ⬇️

However, Danish data once again illustrates the link between immigration and insecurity.

Visual 12, highlights the extent to which immigration impacts the evolution of crime and offenses in a country, even over just 10 years ⬇️

🚨 Furthermore, it is crucial to consider that the challenges of assimilation do not concern only immigrants but also (and perhaps especially?) their descendants, as evidenced by their higher conviction rates ⬇️

These two facts should necessarily be considered in debates about the regularization of undocumented migrants in sectors facing labor shortages.

A temporary solution to a workforce issue could contribute to insecurity for decades to come.

⏰ I’ll soon be publishing more data on other countries. Stay tuned!

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