Study: Immigrants Are Less Inclined to Violence
by Geo Beats
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A recent study shows that immigrants are less likely to engage in violence and criminal behavior than people born in the US.
A recent study shows that immigrants are less likely to engage in violence and criminal behavior than people born in the US.
Said one of the authors of the finding, “It turns traditional theories on their head. Immigrants often come to the United States with very little. They are socially disadvantaged. But they’re not contributing much to the crime rate.”
The path to discovering this involved assessing data from a survey given to 43 thousand people. The pool of participants reflected the national make-up.
Respondents were asked if and how often they’d engaged in bullying, stealing, and other violent and nonviolent but antisocial behaviors.
After factoring in controls for alcohol and drug problems, mental health issues, and demographics, among others, the scientists found that immigrants were significantly less likely to involve themselves such activities.
The discovery held true regardless of country of origin, be it Africa, Latin America, Asia or Europe.
Unfortunately, the longer a person lived in the US, the more likely they were to start behaving in a way that was either antisocial or violent.
That was also true of individuals who had moved to the US prior to their teenage years.
A recent study shows that immigrants are less likely to engage in violence and criminal behavior than people born in the US.
Said one of the authors of the finding, “It turns traditional theories on their head. Immigrants often come to the United States with very little. They are socially disadvantaged. But they’re not contributing much to the crime rate.”
The path to discovering this involved assessing data from a survey given to 43 thousand people. The pool of participants reflected the national make-up.
Respondents were asked if and how often they’d engaged in bullying, stealing, and other violent and nonviolent but antisocial behaviors.
After factoring in controls for alcohol and drug problems, mental health issues, and demographics, among others, the scientists found that immigrants were significantly less likely to involve themselves such activities.
The discovery held true regardless of country of origin, be it Africa, Latin America, Asia or Europe.
Unfortunately, the longer a person lived in the US, the more likely they were to start behaving in a way that was either antisocial or violent.
That was also true of individuals who had moved to the US prior to their teenage years.