Austrian police via Pexels Nearly half of all crime suspects in Austria last year were foreign nationals, even though they represent just 20% of the population, according to the 2024 criminal police report. This stark disparity has reignited fierce political debate over migration and its broader impact on Austrian society. Out of 335,911 suspects investigated for criminal offenses, 46.8% were non-Austrian, with the largest contingents hailing from Romania, Germany, and Syria, the Austrian press reported. Notably, crimes involving Syrian nationals surged by nearly 30% compared to 2023, with minors accounting for a disproportionate share of that increase. It’s worth noting that crime data on German suspects can be misleading, as naturalized immigrants are classified as German in official records. The same applies in Austria,…
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