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They are primarily concentrated in seven states: California, New Mexico, Texas, Florida, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois. About two-thirds have been in the U.S. for more than a decade. Since then, between the years of 2019 to 2022, the illegal immigration population grew in six states: Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Texas.
These statistics include the criminal activity of migrants who are here legally, which is not relevant to whether uncontrolled “illegal immigration” is causing an increase in crime.
The Federation for American Immigration Reform, which seeks to reduce overall immigration, estimated that 16.8 million “illegal aliens” were living in the U.S. as of June 2023.
Other well-represented crimes among illegal immigrants known to be living in the US include sexual assault — with 523 convicted or suspected rapists in ICE custody and 20,061 not — and assault ...
Immigration to the United States over time by region. In 2022 there was 46,118,600 immigrant residents in the United States or 13.8% of the US population according to the American Immigration Council. The number of undocumented or illegal immigrants stood at 9,940,700 in 2022 making up 21.6% of all immigrants or 3% of the total US population. [1]
There is no empirical evidence that either legal or illegal immigration increases crime in the United States. [101] [102] In fact, a majority of studies in the U.S. have found lower crime rates among immigrants than among non-immigrants, and that higher concentrations of immigrants are associated with lower crime rates.
The American Immigration Council, which strongly opposes President-elect Donald Trump’s deportation policies, estimates that it could cost $88 billion to deport one million illegal immigrants.
According to immigration analyst Alex Nowrasteh, and criminologist Barry Latzer, Texas is the only state that tracks illegal immigrants by the specific crime committed. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] [ 29 ] Homicide data are regarded as more accurate than data on other crimes because "a much higher proportion of murders are solved."