Non-citizens commit 42% of federal crimes, despite being 7% of population

[piezoe]

This is correct. The 42% statistic is skewed by immigration offenses. This link provides a better picture of the federal crime rates of non-citizens. Their statistics show that they commit 21.4% of federal crimes if you exclude immigration offenses. They're higher than normal in some areas, and lower than normal in other areas.

https://cis.org/Camarota/NonCitizens-Committed-Disproportionate-Share-Federal-Crimes-201116
Areas where non-citizens account for a much larger share of convictions than their 8.4 percent share of the adult population include:

• 42.4 percent of kidnapping convictions;
• 31.5 percent of drug convictions;
• 22.9 percent of money laundering convictions;
• 13.4 percent of administration of justice offenses (e.g. witness tampering, obstruction, and contempt);
• 17.8 percent of economic crimes (e.g. larceny, embezzlement, and fraud);
• 13 percent of other convictions (e.g. bribery, civil rights, environmental, and prison offenses); and
• 12.8 percent of auto thefts.

Areas where non-citizens account for a share of convictions roughly equal to their share of the adult population include:

• 9.6 percent of assaults;
• 8.9 percent of homicides; and
• 7.5 percent of firearm crimes.

Areas where non-citizens account for a share of convictions lower than their share of the adult population include:

• 4.1 percent of sex crimes;
• 3.3 percent of robberies;
• 4.5 percent of arsons; and
• 0 percent of burglaries.

These numbers, by themselves, only have relevance for crimes where n is large. otherwise nothing can be concluded from the data because the sample size is too small!!!!

 

[LS1Z28]

These numbers, by themselves, only have relevance for crimes where n is large. otherwise nothing can be concluded from the data because the sample size is too small!!!!

CIS is garbage....they always misrepresent the sources they site.

https://cis.org/sites/default/files/2018-01/USSC Data on Federal Convictions-1(10).pdf
Here's a link to the data used for the article. It tracks federal convictions from 2011 through 2016. The article says it was compiled by the Government Accountability Office at the request of the Senate Judicatory Committee.

Everything seems to be in line. What am I missing?

 

[Cuddles]

https://cis.org/sites/default/files/2018-01/USSC Data on Federal Convictions-1(10).pdf
Here's a link to the data used for the article. It tracks federal convictions from 2011 through 2016. The article says it was compiled by the Government Accountability Office at the request of the Senate Judicatory Committee.

Everything seems to be in line. What am I missing?

There's nothing wrong with the original source, but the tables you linked are put together by CIS and are fudged. They make it look professional and try to pass it off as if USSC released said tables, when in fact they did not.

https://www.ussc.gov/research/datafiles/commission-datafiles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Immigration_Studies#Controversial_reports

I realized the SPLC is looked down on around here but they've tracked some of their shenanigans in the past.

https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/10/02/center-immigration-studies-debunked