/newsroom/taxonomy/term/7160/all en /newsroom/channels/news/does-immigration-really-increase-crime-347099 <p>Many people who oppose immigration say that it increases crime. But does immigration really affect crime? Studying a country whose proportion of migrants has tripled in less than ten years, researchers find immigration significantly impacts people’s perceptions of crime but has no effect on actual crime.</p> <p>The research, led by <a href="/newsroom/nicolas-ajzenman">Nicolas Ajzenman</a>, a professor of economics at UUÖ±²¥, shows that while migrants don’t cause crime rates to increase, false perceptions endure anyway.</p> Tue, 21 Mar 2023 21:05:36 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 297188 at /newsroom /newsroom/marie-manikis Tue, 15 Dec 2020 18:51:52 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 253328 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/perceived-threat-aboriginals-and-visible-minorities-255277 <p>Canadian cities that have significant visible minority and Aboriginal populations have bigger police forces than those without. No matter what the actual level of crime. Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:27:50 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 24472 at /newsroom