“You know, in New York, what’s happening with crime is it’s through the roof, and it’s called ‘migrant,’” the former president said at a rally in Michigan earlier this month. “They beat up police officers. You’ve seen that they go in, they stab people, hurt people, shoot people. It’s a whole new form, and they have gangs now that are making our gangs look like small potatoes.”
Despite the former president’s campaign rhetoric, expert analysis and available data from major-city police departments show that despite several horrifying high-profile incidents, there is no evidence of a migrant-driven crime wave in the United States.
An NBC News review of available 2024 crime data from the cities targeted by Texas’ “Operation Lone Star,” which buses or flies migrants from the border to major cities in the interior — shows overall crime levels dropping in those cities that have received the most migrants.
Overall crime is down year over year in Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, New York and Los Angeles. Crime has risen in Washington, D.C., but local officials do not attribute the spike to migrants.
“At least a couple of recent studies show that undocumented immigrants are also not more likely to be involved in crime,” Ousey says — in part because of caution about their immigration status. “The individual-level studies actually show that they’re less involved than native-born citizens or second-generation immigrants.”
Another misconception often cited by critics is that crime is more prevalent in “sanctuary cities.” But a Department of Justice report found that “there was no evidence that the percentage of unauthorized or authorized immigrant population at the city level impacted shifts in the homicide rates and no evidence that immigration is connected to robbery at the city level.”
@WiseT4riffRepublican2mos2MO
A college student was just murdered by an illegal alien?
@UnanimousQuicheDemocrat2mos2MO
How many college student are murdered every year by fellow Americans. Do you have those numbers? Just so we can compare.
@WiseT4riffRepublican2mos2MO
It's easy to claim crime is down when your Soros prosecutors and judges stop prosecuting crimes.
@UnanimousQuicheDemocrat2mos2MO
Do maga hats come already insulated with tin foil or did you add that yourself?
@Patriot-#1776Constitution2mos2MO
I don't need tin foil, because I have something better, something the Democrats can never take away from me – a mind of my own. But, I do like how comfortable my MAGA hat is all the same!
@D3baterSwiftDemocrat2mos2MO
We absolutely care about people hurt and murdered by immigrants. It's terrible. And we need to do what we can to stop it. But on a percentage-wise basis, immigrants are far less likely to commit serious crimes as compared to non-immigrants.
@BureaucratSnailGreen2mos2MO
This is a wonderfully diplomatic response. Thank you.
As much as the GOP fails to see this point,. most migrants do not want to commit crimes. They just want to work & do the best they can in a stressful situation. I know, I used to live in a community full of Mexican & Central American Leg & Illegal Migrants here in Oregon
@CivilLibertiesKoalaDemocrat2mos2MO
I am a deep Blue Dem, through & through but a few years back my own son was jumped, robbed & beaten by about 10 non-English speaking guys & was taken to hospital. Those of us that live amongst migrants are being impacted & this Dem has grown weary of that kind of violent crime.
Your one example doesn’t disprove the fact that immigrants commit fewer crimes than citizens.
@CivilLibertiesKoalaDemocrat2mos2MO
If the criminals are not prosecuted then the data isn’t accurate. Of each of the Americans killed in the past 2 weeks the violent offenders were arrested in prior incidents & freed without prosecution. Why are you so desperate to deny reality. What do you get out of it?
@ZebraLaylaLibertarian2mos2MO
If you’re here illegally then you broke the law. If you’re smart you stay out the headlines so you can stay.
@ISIDEWITH2mos2MO
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@Patriot-#1776Constitution2mos2MO
No, they're not. I trust my own eyes rather than the government stats.
@9CJ6CB62mos2MO
How can you see all of the crimes with just your eyes? Investigating them all by yourself would take ages.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution2mos2MO
For one thing I notice hobos on the influence of drugs in certain cities I have to go to
@9CJ6CB62mos2MO
That’s not across the country, large sample sizes are needed, which is something government can actually record, unlike the average person.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution2mos2MO
In Washington, which gets flooded with criminal aliens coming to pick fruit, it's horrible
