Austrian Right-Wing Activist’s Post on Danish Crime Statistics Goes Viral on X
Groups arriving in Germany from Somalia, Syria, and Afghanistan show a “much higher propensity for violent crime” than the local population, according to a prominent blogger citing official statistics.
Groups arriving in Germany from Somalia, Syria, and Afghanistan show a “much higher propensity for violent crime” than the local population, according to a prominent blogger citing official statistics.
According to Austrian right-wing activist Martin Sellner, Danish statistics from 2010 to 2022 reveal what he describes as a “brutal truth”: Somalis, Syrians, and Afghans arriving in Germany in large numbers are significantly overrepresented among perpetrators of violent crime.
Commenting on the data he shared on X on February 1, Sellner, the most prominent figures of the Identitarian Movement of Austria, highlighted that these are the very groups “imported into Germany en masse” and who are far more likely to commit violent crimes than the native population.
Danish statistics from 2010–2022 reveal a brutal truth:
Somalis, Syrians, and Afghans, the very groups imported into Germany en masse, show a vastly higher propensity for violent crime than the native population.
In fact, data from the Danish Ministry of Justice indicate that non-Western immigrants and their descendants make up approximately 10.6% of the population, yet are responsible for nearly 30% of violent crimes and 32.4% of reported sexual assaults.
A similar pattern can be observed in neighbouring Denmark. Data from the Danish Ministry of Justice indicate that non-Western immigrants and their descendants make up approximately 10.6% of the population, yet are responsible for nearly 30% of violent crimes and 32.4% of reported sexual assaults.
As we previously reported, other statistical figures also indicate that certain non-Western groups, including people originating from Somalia or the Middle East, remain overrepresented in crime statistics in Denmark even when adjustments are made for age, gender, and socioeconomic background.
At the same time, experts in both Germany and Denmark also stress that economic marginalisation, housing situations, and integration challenges often play a decisive role in shaping crime statistics.
