This paper examines the relationship between immigration and crime in a setting where large migration flows offer an … consider possible crime effects from two large waves of immigration that recently occurred in the UK. The first of these was … opportunity to carefully appraise whether the populist view that immigrants cause crime is borne out by rigorous evidence. We …

for the broader literature on immigration and crime which considers only crimes per capita or variants thereof, but never …

authorities across regions upon arrival, we find that immigration significantly increases crime. The crime impact of immigration … substantially stronger effects in regions with high preexisting crime levels or large shares of foreigners …

whether immigration affects crime victimization and the perception of criminality among European natives. Using data from the … simulations.Our empirical findings show that an increase in immigration does not affect crime victimization, but it is associated …' unfavourable attitude toward immigrants. Our results reveal a misconception of the link between immigration and crime among …

This paper compares the effects of immigration flows on economic outcomes and crime levels to the public opinion about … confirm the public opinion about the contribution of immigration to higher crime levels, suggesting that Australians … overestimate the effect of immigration on crime …

It is now well known that exogenous immigration shocks tend to have benign effects on native employment outcomes … the effects of an immigration shock on labor demand by testing a general equilibrium model in which imperfectly …-augmenting effect of an immigration shock is a significant secondary adjustment process that must be considered when assessing the …