Immigration and Crime: What does the research say?

Charis Kubrin, Professor of Criminology, Law and Society, Graham C. Ousey, Professor and Chair of Sociology, College of William & Mary, Lesley Reid, Professor and Department Chair of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Alabama, and Robert Adelman, Associate Professor of Sociology, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, [write]:

"Across our studies, one finding remains clear: Cities and neighborhoods with greater concentrations of immigrants have lower rates of crime and violence, all else being equal."

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• The Conversation
• PBS NewsHour
• Scientific American