# Crime rates among documented vs undocumented immigrants in the US

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-rates-among-documented-vs-undocumented-immigrants-in-the-us/732239>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 22, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-rates-among-documented-vs-undocumented-immigrants-in-the-us/732239 "2015-09-22T21:13:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-rates-among-documented-vs-undocumented-immigrants-in-the-us/732239/1 "2015-09-22T21:13:30Z")

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The straight dope on this, please. Links to studies, etc.

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**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-rates-among-documented-vs-undocumented-immigrants-in-the-us/732239/2 "2015-09-23T01:14:21Z")

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If this is about Trump:

> **[Analysis | Donald Trump’s false comments connecting Mexican immigrants and crime](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/07/08/donald-trumps-false-comments-connecting-mexican-immigrants-and-crime/)**
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> Trump can defend his statement all he wants, but the facts are just not there.

Scroll down a bit to see the data.