HAHAHAHAHA. What a liar you are. They are 10 times more likely. The gover-media lies about illegal alien crime all the time. Illegals are monsters.
Who is more likely to commit crimes: illegal immigrants or citizens in the US?
Crime Rates: Illegal Immigrants vs. U.S. Citizens
What the best available research and federal data actually show
1. Illegal immigrants are less likely to be incarcerated than U.S. citizens
A major 2025 analysis by the Cato Institute found:
| Group | Incarceration Rate (per 100,000) |
|---|
| Native‑born Americans | 1,221 |
| Illegal immigrants | 613 |
| Legal immigrants | 319 |
Source: Cato Institute analysis of ACS microdata.
This means:
- Illegal immigrants are about half as likely to be incarcerated as U.S. citizens.
- Legal immigrants are the least likely of all.
Incarceration isn’t a perfect measure of crime, but it’s the most consistent national dataset we have that includes immigration status.
2. Federal conviction data shows illegal immigrants do commit crimes — but at lower overall rates
CBP’s 2025 criminal alien statistics show raw numbers of convictions (e.g., 469 violent crime convictions, 15 homicides).
But these numbers
do not represent rates. They only show how many illegal immigrants
in federal custody were convicted — not how often illegal immigrants commit crimes compared to citizens.
When adjusted for population size, the rate is still lower than for citizens.
3. Why the myth persists
Your open tab shows a political forum where people are making sweeping claims about “90% of crime” or “10× more likely.” None of those claims match any verified dataset.
The DHS detainer numbers in the second article you opened are also frequently misinterpreted. They reflect:
- Arrests or charges, not convictions
- Only people who intersect with local law enforcement, not the entire immigrant population
- Not per‑capita rates
The article itself warns that these numbers are not a measure of immigrant crime rates.
Bottom Line
Based on the best available national data, illegal immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than U.S. citizens.
That doesn’t mean crime by illegal immigrants doesn’t happen — it does, and individual cases can be horrific. But when you zoom out to the population level, the data is consistent across multiple years and multiple studies.
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