"Our research shows strong and stable evidence that, on average, across US metropolitan areas crime and immigration are not linked," said Robert Adelman, associate professor at University at Buffalo in the US. "The results show that immigration does not increase assaults and, in fact, robberies, burglaries, larceny , and murder are lower in places where immigration levels are higher," said Adelman"Facts are critical in the current political environment," said Adelman. "This is a study across time and across place and the evidence is clear. We are not claiming that immigrants are never involved in crime," said Adelman. "What we are explaining is that communities experiencing demographic change driven by immigration patterns do not experience significant increases in any of the kinds of crime we examined," he said.

Source: Economic Times February 12, 2017 11:48 UTC