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To wonder why so many male migrants have committed sexual assaults:even if they are evil people, wouldn't staying in the UK be an incentive to abide by the law?

487 replies

Jane379 · 03/06/2026 00:05

I KNOW that plenty of the men who come are not evil and don't want to commit sexual assault. But clearly a number who have come are, and there's strong evidence that male migrants are disproportionately lileky to do so.

This almost surely at least partly caused by misogynistic culture in various areas meaning back home they perceived uncovered women as permissible to assault. But surely they know it's different here? That they will likely be caught? They are at least more likely to be punished here for assault.

Or are they convinced our police system will let them off?

Or they're not aware our norms are different?

Or just don't care about the consequences?

I wonder also if criminals are in a sense selected for since they may have little to tie them to their home countries, or even be escaping punishment there.

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OneTealShaker · 03/06/2026 08:03

MandingoAteMyBaby · 03/06/2026 08:02

How many asylum seekers from Niger are in the UK ?

Is google broken on your phone?

Oh no, it’s a poor attempt at being disingenuous. It doesn’t work anymore. People can see for themselves.

Twisterlollies · 03/06/2026 08:03

helpfulperson · 03/06/2026 08:02

Radio 4s more or less is worth a listen on the statistics of this. They showed little difference between british born and non british born convicted.

Non British born also includes half a million people from China and 4.1 million people from Continental Europe who may somewhat ‘dilute’ things.

CantMakerHerThink · 03/06/2026 08:03

I have never ever been sexually or violently assaulted by an immigrant or any man apart from white skinned British men.

if 1 in 3 women have been sexually assaulted, that’s not one man going around doing it to all these women. That means 1 in 3 men have committed sexual assault atleast once but in reality it’s probably more likely that its1 in 10-20 and they are repeat offenders. But every single one of us know one of these men and have no idea. They don’t all come from abroad . The monsters are born here and live in our homes and they are our brothers, sons , dads and husbands.

MandingoAteMyBaby · 03/06/2026 08:02

OneTealShaker · 03/06/2026 08:01

Look it up yourself. It’s not hard. Countries on the continent publish this.

It is hard to find in the UK.

helpfulperson · 03/06/2026 08:02

Radio 4s more or less is worth a listen on the statistics of this. They showed little difference between british born and non british born convicted.

MandingoAteMyBaby · 03/06/2026 08:02

Cheese55 · 03/06/2026 07:58

Niger?

How many asylum seekers from Niger are in the UK ?

OneTealShaker · 03/06/2026 08:01

MandingoAteMyBaby · 03/06/2026 07:59

Please feel free to share per-capita statistics.

Look it up yourself. It’s not hard. Countries on the continent publish this.

MsJinks · 03/06/2026 08:01

iamnotalemon · 03/06/2026 07:36

The law doesn’t seem to care about sexual assault regardless of who the perpetrator is or where they are from but I do think if you commit a crime, you should be deported. I’ve lived and worked in many other countries and if I was to commit a crime I certainly wouldn’t be able to hold on to my job and visa.

We do have rules on this - any sentence of 12 months plus then the migrant is eligible for deportation and his case reviewed. This can be flexible to include other crimes if it’s considered the migrant’s record shows issuing a visa is ‘non conducive to the public good’.

When committing a crime in the U.K. it is just that - under U.K. laws and sentencing - so at least part of sentence is carried out here to ensure they are punished for the crime. Deporting instantly would possibly mean no punishment.

Rules around Entry Clearance also cover criminal activity so people can be refused entry.

I know there’s a thought that deportation is straightforward- just dump them in the vicinity of their home country but unfortunately it is not and depends on other countries taking them - no party will readily resolve this easily.

Cheese55 · 03/06/2026 07:59

MandingoAteMyBaby · 03/06/2026 07:57

And what ages are you thinking about when you think of Afghanistan ?

Child marriage is before 15 years.

MandingoAteMyBaby · 03/06/2026 07:59

OneTealShaker · 03/06/2026 07:55

The far left gaslighters and race baiters are out in force straight away with, oh but most crimes are committed by white men (completely side stepping per capita statistics), oh but not all migrant men, oh but you’re racist, oh but but but.

These people basically think that increase in rape and sexual assault is a price we must pay for being ‘progressive’. Sick and twisted logic. These people must be exposed for being unhinged.

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Please feel free to share per-capita statistics.

OneTealShaker · 03/06/2026 07:58

Notice how how the government is doing all it can to in refusing publishing crime data by ethnicity. They will cover up as much as they. But people have eyes and see what’s going on.

These constant cover ups and gas lighting and calling people with genuine concern racist is the worst thing these ‘progressives’ are doing to hurt race relations.

Cheese55 · 03/06/2026 07:58

Twisterlollies · 03/06/2026 07:50

Afghanistan?

Niger?

Floralibra · 03/06/2026 07:58

This point always frustrates me. You are correct, however the point is those men are already here walking around us and we shouldn’t be allowing men from other countries to come who do the same too! Just add to the problem!? Especially when we know those countries are not very pro-women’s rights? It just feels like madness.

MandingoAteMyBaby · 03/06/2026 07:57

Twisterlollies · 03/06/2026 07:50

Afghanistan?

And what ages are you thinking about when you think of Afghanistan ?

OneTealShaker · 03/06/2026 07:55

The far left gaslighters and race baiters are out in force straight away with, oh but most crimes are committed by white men (completely side stepping per capita statistics), oh but not all migrant men, oh but you’re racist, oh but but but.

These people basically think that increase in rape and sexual assault is a price we must pay for being ‘progressive’. Sick and twisted logic. These people must be exposed for being unhinged.

Desperatelyseekinglazysusan · 03/06/2026 07:54

Migrants are trafficked here by criminals who want the money. They sell whatever lifestyle will get them the most money l. I doubt they are saying 'Don't have sex without consent or you may get deported'. They may lose out on their ' investment' if they can't get them to work illegally but they need to get them over here in the first place. I doubt they are warning them not to rape women before they get the cash. More like they'll tell them they can have as much sex as they like.

Cheese55 · 03/06/2026 07:52

OtterlyAstounding · 03/06/2026 00:49

Absolutely. Yes, it is men. But within the demographic of 'men', there are cultural and social differences for sub-demographics that mean sexual or domestic violence is more or less common.

For men who grow up in regions where women being treated as less than men is normal, with laws meaning that marital rape, spousal abuse, financial control etc are acceptable behaviours, it makes sense that they're going to be more prone to that. Equally, if they grow up in a sub-culture that normalises abuse and violence, despite the laws of the country not supporting that behaviour.

For instance, sexual abuse is seemingly (it's hard to get data because it's generally hidden and not spoken of) highly prevalent amongst Amish communities. I would imagine that the 'traditional' lifestyle and ingrained misogyny of that sub-culture, along with its isolation from wider society, has something to do with that.

And I imagine (for instance) Russian men, and men from many Middle Eastern cultures, have higher rates of sexual or domestic violence and misogynistic behaviours because of the laws and values within the societies they come from.

To pretend otherwise is silly. You can acknowledge that some societies are markedly more misogynistic than others, and at higher risk of enacting sexual or domestic violence, without absolving white British men of the sexual and domestic violence that they also engage in.

When i was travelling the attitude towards was backpackers was v different depending what country you were in. Men in South East Asian countries will sexually harass you in the street even when there are men also standing there who are the same demographic so we didnt stand out as different. In the UK and Australia we were left alone.

Greenwitchart · 03/06/2026 07:52

You need to provide statistics to back your claims.

However, I think there definitely are issues with men in general who come from cultures and follow religions that see women and girls as basically property and second class citizens.

The UK does need to get its act together when it comes to clamping down on illegal immigration and addressing misogyny as a whole.

Only 3% of rapes ever go to court and we have an overall issue with how ALL men, no matter their background, treat women and girls and how the criminal justice system and the police deal with victims.

Twisterlollies · 03/06/2026 07:50

MandingoAteMyBaby · 03/06/2026 07:50

Which countries are you thinking of when you talk about child marriage being a societal norm ?

Afghanistan?

MandingoAteMyBaby · 03/06/2026 07:50

Ponoka7 · 03/06/2026 00:26

You don't think that when someone grows up with societal norms, it doesn't become ingrained, or accepted? When child marriage and by extension child sexual abuse, is a societal norm, then that becomes your norm.

Which countries are you thinking of when you talk about child marriage being a societal norm ?

Twisterlollies · 03/06/2026 07:48

1dayatatime · 03/06/2026 07:44

Here is the strong evidence and facts. Although I have no doubt that you will either dispute the source (Ministry of Justice), the data or simply fail to respond to this evidence because it doesn't fit your existing narrative:

Analysis of the MoJ data indicates that British nationals accounted for a rate of roughly 2.66 sex offence convictions per 10,000 of their population. Conversely, the conviction rate was 59 per 10,000 for Afghans and 53.6 per 10,000 for Eritreans.

Migratory Observatory disputes these figures claiming that the rates used population counts from the 2021 Census, which significantly undercounted the number of Afghan arrivals that occurred later that year. Adjusting for the true population size drops the Afghan per capita rate to just roughly 14.5 times that of Britons.

So in summary Afghan refugees are between 22 times and 14.5 times more likely to commit sex crimes in the UK than UK nationals.

Is that strong enough evidence for you?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/10/foreigners-commit-up-to-quarter-of-sex-crimes/

Good grief. Far worse than I thought. Let’s see whose first instinct is to minimise figures about sex assaults. They have that in common with the Manosphere at least. Maybe they can team up.

BeardofHagrid · 03/06/2026 07:46

Because they don’t give a f*ck. They are just here to take the mick, mug us off, take everything from us that they can get.

1dayatatime · 03/06/2026 07:44

devuskums · 03/06/2026 00:12

What is the strong evidence

Here is the strong evidence and facts. Although I have no doubt that you will either dispute the source (Ministry of Justice), the data or simply fail to respond to this evidence because it doesn't fit your existing narrative:

Analysis of the MoJ data indicates that British nationals accounted for a rate of roughly 2.66 sex offence convictions per 10,000 of their population. Conversely, the conviction rate was 59 per 10,000 for Afghans and 53.6 per 10,000 for Eritreans.

Migratory Observatory disputes these figures claiming that the rates used population counts from the 2021 Census, which significantly undercounted the number of Afghan arrivals that occurred later that year. Adjusting for the true population size drops the Afghan per capita rate to just roughly 14.5 times that of Britons.

So in summary Afghan refugees are between 22 times and 14.5 times more likely to commit sex crimes in the UK than UK nationals.

Is that strong enough evidence for you?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/10/foreigners-commit-up-to-quarter-of-sex-crimes/

Mathsbabe · 03/06/2026 07:44

A quick search suggests that this is not true. Broadly rates are similar in the two populations. I guess a good question is why crimes by migrants get disproportionate publicity.