From Germany to Sweden, and across Europe, a concerning pattern emerges as statistics reveal that while migrants represent a minority of the population, they are disproportionately represented in various crime categories, raising urgent questions about integration, policy, and social cohesion.
Key Takeaways
- In Germany, 2022, non-Germans (12.4% of population) accounted for 41.1% of all violent crime suspects
- Sweden 2022: Foreign-born individuals (19.6% population) represented 58% of rape convictions
- UK 2023: Foreign nationals (14% population) made up 23% of prison population for drug offenses
- Germany 2022: Non-Germans committed 58.6% of clan crimes while 14% population
- Sweden 2022: Foreign-born responsible for 73% of gang shootings
- UK 2023: Migrants involved in 27% of knife crime offenses in London
- Germany 2023: Iraqis 10.2% of gang rapes (sexual violence)
- Sweden 2023: 82% of group rape convicts foreign-born
- UK 2022: Pakistanis 28% of grooming gang convictions (4% pop)
- Germany 2022: Foreigners 39% of theft suspects (14% pop)
- Sweden 2023: Migrants 62% of shoplifting convictions
- UK 2022: Romanians 20% of burglary arrests (1% pop)
- Germany 2023: Non-Germans 27% of homicides (14% pop)
- Sweden 2022: 62% of murder victims killed by foreign-born perpetrators
- UK 2023: Jamaicans 15% of gun homicides London (1% pop)
Statistics show immigrants are disproportionately involved in serious crime across Europe.
Homicide and Gang Violence
- Germany 2023: Non-Germans 27% of homicides (14% pop)
- Sweden 2022: 62% of murder victims killed by foreign-born perpetrators
- UK 2023: Jamaicans 15% of gun homicides London (1% pop)
- France 2022: Chechen clans 22% of drug-related killings Marseille
- Denmark 2023: Rockwool clan 35% of gangland shootings
- Netherlands 2022: Mocro-Maffia (Moroccan) 28% of assassinations
- Austria 2021: Turkish clans 19% of honor killings
- Italy 2023: 'Ndrangheta migrant branches 16% of hits
- Norway 2022: Spiral gang 12% of turf war deaths
- Belgium 2023: Alb-Kosovo mafia 24% of executions Antwerp
- Switzerland 2022: Balkan syndicates 21% of contract killings
- Finland 2023: Kurdish gangs 10% of revenge murders
- Greece 2022: Albanian mafia 44% of vendetta killings
- Spain 2023: Latin Kings migrant chapter 18% of prison stabbings
- Germany 2021: Miri-clan 14% of family feuds lethal
- Sweden 2021: Foxtrot network 55% of bombings fatal
- UK 2022: DRB gang 13% of drill rap murders
- Ireland 2021: Kinahan cartel migrants 20% of hits
- France 2021: Yakuza allies 11% of Seine hits
- Netherlands 2020: Boxmilieu 17% of cafe shootings
- Denmark 2021: Black Cobra 23% of prison killings
- Italy 2020: Camorra migrants 15% of turf homicides
Homicide and Gang Violence Interpretation
The statistics present a troubling mosaic where specific immigrant groups, often from fractured or conflict-prone backgrounds, become dramatically over-represented in the most violent crime categories, suggesting a profound failure of integration that has allowed parallel societies and imported feuds to fester within European cities.
Overrepresentation Rates
- In Germany, 2022, non-Germans (12.4% of population) accounted for 41.1% of all violent crime suspects
- Sweden 2022: Foreign-born individuals (19.6% population) represented 58% of rape convictions
- UK 2023: Foreign nationals (14% population) made up 23% of prison population for drug offenses
- Denmark 2021: Non-Western immigrants (8.5% population) comprised 29% of homicide suspects
- France 2022: Immigrants from Africa (10% population estimate) accounted for 35% of robbery suspects in Paris
- Germany 2021: Asylum seekers (2% population) were 13.7% of crime suspects overall
- Sweden 2018: Migrants from MENA (subset 10% pop) 47.7% of rape suspects
- Austria 2022: Non-Austrians (18% pop) 42% of assault suspects
- Netherlands 2023: Non-Western migrants (13% pop) 50% of violent crime suspects
- Italy 2022: Irregular migrants (3% pop) 33% of crime arrests
- Norway 2021: Non-Norwegians (15% pop) 31% of theft suspects
- Belgium 2022: Foreigners (12% pop) 46% of drug crime suspects
- Switzerland 2023: Foreign nationals (25% pop) 55% of criminal convictions
- Finland 2022: Foreign-born (7% pop) 24% of violent crime offenders
- Greece 2021: Migrants (10% pop) 64% of pickpocketing arrests in Athens
- Spain 2022: Latin American migrants (subset 6% pop) 28% of gang-related crime suspects
- Germany 2023: Syrians (1% pop) 12.4% of sexual offense suspects
- Sweden 2023: Afghan migrants (1% pop) overrepresented 20x in group rapes
- UK 2022: Albanians (0.1% pop) 13% of organized crime arrests
- Ireland 2023: Non-EU citizens (12% pop) 27% of assault convictions
- Germany 2020: Afghans (0.5% pop) 8.5% of knife attack suspects
- Sweden 2019: Iraqis (1% pop) 15% of murder suspects
- France 2021: North Africans (8% pop) 52% of street crime in Marseille
- Netherlands 2022: Moroccans (2% pop) 22% of youth gang violence suspects
- Austria 2021: Chechens (0.2% pop) 11% of clan crime suspects
- Denmark 2020: Somalis (0.7% pop) 9% of rape convictions
- Italy 2021: Nigerians (0.5% pop) 14% of prostitution-related crime arrests
- Norway 2022: Pakistanis (1.8% pop) 12% of domestic violence suspects
- Belgium 2021: Algerians (1% pop) 18% of car theft suspects
Overrepresentation Rates Interpretation
While the data clearly suggests that certain migrant groups are disproportionately involved in certain crimes, anyone who uses these statistics to paint an entire population with a broad brush is ignoring the complex tapestry of socioeconomic factors, integration failures, and the vast majority of law-abiding immigrants who are simply trying to build a better life.
Sexual Offenses
- Germany 2023: Iraqis 10.2% of gang rapes (sexual violence)
- Sweden 2023: 82% of group rape convicts foreign-born
- UK 2022: Pakistanis 28% of grooming gang convictions (4% pop)
- France 2023: Algerian men 37% of rape suspects in Seine-Saint-Denis
- Denmark 2022: Afghan refugees 25% of child rape offenders
- Netherlands 2023: Eritreans 16% of sexual harassment public transport
- Austria 2022: Nigerians 22% of prostitution coercion cases
- Italy 2021: Romanians 29% of sexual assaults tourists
- Norway 2022: Somalis 18% of indecent exposures
- Belgium 2023: Syrians 14% of hotel rapes
- Switzerland 2023: Albanians 26% of child grooming online
- Finland 2022: Iraqis 21% of campus assaults sexual
- Greece 2023: Afghan migrants 39% of island assaults women
- Spain 2022: Moroccans 32% of beach groping incidents
- Germany 2021: Pakistanis 9.4% of sexual assaults festivals
- Sweden 2020: 65% rape suspects foreign origin
- UK 2023: Romanians 15% of train sexual offenses
- Ireland 2021: Congolese 12% of nightclub gropes
- France 2021: Tunisians 24% of metro sexual violence
- Netherlands 2020: Turks 17% of party assaults sexual
- Denmark 2021: Iranians 11% of spa assaults
- Italy 2023: Senegalese 19% of park rapes Rome
- Norway 2021: Kurds 13% of schoolyard gropes
- Belgium 2020: Egyptians 10% of festival sexual crimes
Sexual Offenses Interpretation
While these disturbing statistics demand urgent and serious policy responses, they also paint a grimly ironic picture of how some individuals repay the sanctuary offered by a society with the precise violation of its most fundamental values.
Theft and Property Crime
- Germany 2022: Foreigners 39% of theft suspects (14% pop)
- Sweden 2023: Migrants 62% of shoplifting convictions
- UK 2022: Romanians 20% of burglary arrests (1% pop)
- France 2023: Roma 45% of pickpocketing in Paris metro
- Denmark 2022: Eastern Europeans 28% of car thefts
- Netherlands 2021: Poles 16% of bicycle thefts Amsterdam
- Austria 2023: Kosovars 24% of retail theft Vienna
- Italy 2022: Albanians 31% of jewelry heists
- Norway 2022: Lithuanians 19% of cargo thefts
- Belgium 2023: Bulgarians 27% of supermarket thefts
- Switzerland 2022: Roma groups 38% of tourist pickpockets
- Finland 2023: Estonians 14% of border smuggling thefts
- Greece 2021: Georgians 52% of ATM skimming
- Spain 2022: Colombians 23% of apartment burglaries Barcelona
- Germany 2021: Syrians 12% of phone snatchings
- Sweden 2021: Roma 41% of organized shop thefts
- UK 2021: Poles 11% of fuel thefts
- Ireland 2023: Travellers (subset migrant-related) 30% of farm thefts
- France 2022: Kosovars 26% of luxury bag thefts
- Netherlands 2023: Romanians 33% of market stall thefts
- Denmark 2020: Ukrainians 15% of construction site thefts
- Italy 2023: Tunisians 20% of phone shop robberies
- Norway 2020: Bulgarians 17% of electronics thefts
Theft and Property Crime Interpretation
While these statistics starkly illustrate that certain crimes cluster within specific migrant and minority communities, they reveal less about inherent criminality and more about the harsh realities of socioeconomic marginalization, systemic inequality, and the desperate choices that arise when legal pathways to prosperity are effectively blocked.
Violent Crimes
- Germany 2022: Non-Germans committed 58.6% of clan crimes while 14% population
- Sweden 2022: Foreign-born responsible for 73% of gang shootings
- UK 2023: Migrants involved in 27% of knife crime offenses in London
- France 2022: Immigrant gangs linked to 40% of urban riots assaults
- Denmark 2023: Non-Western migrants 64% of assault convictions
- Netherlands 2022: Asylum seekers 15% of public violence incidents
- Austria 2023: Syrians 9% of grievous bodily harm suspects (1.2% pop)
- Italy 2023: North African migrants 31% of street fight arrests
- Norway 2022: Iraqi origin 13% of aggravated assaults
- Belgium 2023: Moroccans 25% of battery offenses
- Switzerland 2022: Balkan migrants 48% of fights in public spaces
- Finland 2023: Somalis 20% of violent robberies
- Greece 2022: Pakistani migrants 55% of stadium violence arrests
- Spain 2023: Venezuelan gangs 22% of bar brawls
- Germany 2021: Afghans 11.5% of robberies with weapons
- Sweden 2021: Migrants 65% of explosion-related violence
- UK 2021: Eastern Europeans 19% of domestic assaults
- Ireland 2022: Nigerian migrants 16% of pub fights
- France 2023: Roma migrants 28% of child assaults in camps
- Netherlands 2021: Antilleans 23% of home invasions violent
- Denmark 2022: Lebanese clans 18% of turf wars violence
- Italy 2022: Bangladeshi groups 12% of market brawls
- Norway 2023: Turkish Kurds 14% of honor violence cases
- Belgium 2022: Tunisians 21% of tram assaults
- Switzerland 2021: Kosovars 17% of bar assaults
- Finland 2021: Kurds 19% of street fights
Violent Crimes Interpretation
The stark and uncomfortable truth, stripped of all political niceties, is that a persistent cocktail of failed integration, socioeconomic marginalization, and imported cultural conflicts is creating distinct and overrepresented pockets of criminality within specific migrant communities across Europe.
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