Violent Crime Lowest in 15 yrs; US Citizens Commit More Crime Than Immigrants

Violent Crime Lowest in 15 yrs; US Citizens Commit More Crime Than Immigrants 442 934 Kim Beck

FACT!

Trump claims that immigrants are responsible for an increase in crime levels and that “migrants are killing our citizens at a level that we’ve never seen before.” 

In fact, both of his accusations are untrue.

There is actually a decrease in crime levels:

  • Between 2020 and 2024, the violent crime rate fell by 26%
  • Violent crime rates are lower than they’ve been over the last 15 years

Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than citizens born in the US:

  • Citizens born in the US commit violent crimes at a 14.6% higher rate than legal immigrants
  • US-born citizens commit violent crimes at more than twice the rate of undocumented immigrants
  • This is true for property crime and drug violations as well

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Source: Steven Rattner