tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post8241495751327745467..comments2023-11-02T07:54:22.317+00:00Comments on Unenlightened Commentary.: New Meme- Immigration Reduces Crime.Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-28465170837604245512013-04-29T15:47:28.062+01:002013-04-29T15:47:28.062+01:00In fairness to Rawnsley he was listing it as one p...In fairness to Rawnsley he was listing it as one possible explanation among many- I assume he wasn't arguing that it was the main cause.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27939552.post-87570215291706753132013-04-29T08:14:34.107+01:002013-04-29T08:14:34.107+01:00Rawnsley is being gloriously stupid.
Not only is ...Rawnsley is being gloriously stupid.<br /><br />Not only is it provably the case that immigrants commit as much crime as UK born people (give or take a bit either way), at best, this is only a small percentage of a small percentage of a percentage.<br /><br />So if population is 10% immigrants and even if immigrants commit 10% less crime than UK born people, then<br /><br />a) The amount of crime still goes up in absolute terms<br /><br />b) The number of crimes committed per capita population only goes down by 1%.<br />---------------<br />The other possibility is that the presence of large numbers of immigrants suddenly makes UK born people feel all law-abiding and discourages them from committing crime, but that seems highly unlikely to me.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.com