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Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Interim Dean of the School of Social Work, University of Alabama

President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that undocumented immigrants cause more crime, but new research suggests the opposite might be true. Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images

October 27, 2020

Undocumented immigrants may actually make American communities safer – not more dangerous – new study finds

Robert M. Adelman, University at Buffalo and Lesley Reid, University of Alabama

Statistical models debunk claims by Trump and others that undocumented immigration into the U.S. increases crime, building on a litany of past research.

People rally in New Brunswick, N.J. against President Trump’s ‘travel ban.’ AP Photo/Mel Evans

February 2, 2017

Immigration and crime: What does the research say?

Charis Kubrin, University of California, Irvine; Graham C. Ousey, William & Mary; Lesley Reid, University of Alabama, and Robert M. Adelman, University at Buffalo

Our panel of experts examines whether immigration leads to more crime using data from across 200 metropolitan areas and 20 years of research.

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