I would be careful about generalisations though. I live in a city that took in almost 100.000 refugees in 2015/2016 in the crime rate barely changed. Right now crime is considerably down compared to 2013.
Yet if you ask people on the street I am sure most would believe that crime is way up. Probably be…
I would be careful about generalisations though. I live in a city that took in almost 100.000 refugees in 2015/2016 in the crime rate barely changed. Right now crime is considerably down compared to 2013.
Yet if you ask people on the street I am sure most would believe that crime is way up. Probably because of some cases that got a lot of publicity. Sometimes "felt reality" is not actual reality.
That doesn't mean that the integration of these people isn't a huge task. But I think the probelms are elsewhere (in school eg.)
I agree that this is a complex issue.
I would be careful about generalisations though. I live in a city that took in almost 100.000 refugees in 2015/2016 in the crime rate barely changed. Right now crime is considerably down compared to 2013.
Yet if you ask people on the street I am sure most would believe that crime is way up. Probably because of some cases that got a lot of publicity. Sometimes "felt reality" is not actual reality.
That doesn't mean that the integration of these people isn't a huge task. But I think the probelms are elsewhere (in school eg.)
I would imagine that where the refugees come from makes a difference. Ie, a more conservative theocracy? Or a more moderate part of the world?