Immigration and Crime in the United Kingdom

Abstract

The UK is a major recipient of migrant inflows from both other European countries and the rest of the world. Unlike the Italian experience (see Chapter 2), immigration to the UK is not a new phenomenon; substantial numbers of foreign-born workers entered the UK in the 1960s and 1970s. In recent years, however, the number of immigrants to the UK has increased considerably, primarily as a consequence of EU enlargements in 2004 and 2007.