Rise in immigration may help explain drop in violent crimes, study says

Friday, May 14, 2010 - 08:02 in Earth & Climate

During the 1990s, immigration reached record highs and crime rates fell more precipitously than at any time in U.S. history. And cities with the largest increases in immigration between 1990 and 2000 experienced the largest decreases in rates of homicide and robbery, a University of Colorado at Boulder researcher has found.

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