%0 Journal Article %T Minority paradoxes: ethnic differences in self-reported offending and official crime statistics %J British journal of criminology %D 2019 %A Leerkes, Arjen %A Martinez, Ramiro %A Groeneveld, Pim %V 59 %N 1 %P 166-187 %X Immigrants and their native-born children tend to be overrepresented among crime suspects in Europe. Using a representative Dutch survey, we examine whether inhabitants of Turkish and Moroccan origin also self-report more crimes than the native Dutch. In addition, we test various explanations for ethnic differences in crime, partly using variables that are unavailable in administrative data (socio-economic status [SES], perceived discrimination, neighbourhood disadvantage and control, family bonds, religiousness). We discover two 'minority paradoxes'. Firstly, contrary to analyses using administrative data, both minorities have similar to lower self-reported crime rates compared to the majority group when age, sex, urbanization, SES and social desirability are controlled. Secondly, first-generation immigrants report fewer crimes than expected given their social disadvantage, thus indicating a notable 'righteous migrant effect'.

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%G en %I Oxford University Press %@ 0007-0955 %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azy021