immigrants and crime

a common soapbox for fascists is that immigrants commot more crime than natural-born citizens. aside from the fact that racism is behind this idea, crime statistics compiled by actual police officers tell a completely different story - one that right-wingers hate.

• a natural-born u.s. citizen is nearly twice as likely to commit a violent crime (such as rape or murder) as an undocumented immigrant.
• a natural-born u.s. citizen is more than 4 times as likely to steal or commit other property-based crimes as an undocumented immigrant.
• a natural-born u.s. citizen is more than twice as likely to commit a drug-based crime as an undocumented immigrant.
• a natural-born u.s. citizen is nearly twice as likely to commit a traffic violation as an undocumented immigrant.*

*interestingly, a legal immigrant is more likely to commit a traffic violation than either of the other two.