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Why are governments putting women and girls at higher risk of sex crimes?

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Absentmindedsmile · 26/08/2025 12:37

Fact: Hundreds of thousands of men are entering Europe (as in the continent), from countries where women and girls are second class citizens.
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Fact: The sex crime rate statistics associated with different nationalities living in the UK have been published. An example is provided below.
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….the [sex crime] rates, based on convictions per 10,000 of the population put Afghans, with 77 convictions, at the top with a rate of 59 per 10,000 – 22.3 times that of Britons.
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They were followed by Eritreans, who accounted for 59 convictions at a rate of 53.6 per 10,000 of their population.
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Britons accounted for 12,619 sex offence convictions, representing a rate of 2.66 per per 10,000 of their population in England and Wales.
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https://archive.md/6AXAy Archive version
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Fact: This example data blows up any erroneous claims from people suggesting that British men commit more sex crimes when numbers in the population are accounted for / are more likely to commit a sex crime.
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There’s above is factual data. It is not racist to provide it. To claim this, is quite simply, wrong. Perhaps it’s projection, the mind boggles.

To want ‘no debate’ and bleet on with incorrectly placed accusations of racism, is to shut down people’s valid concerns.

Tin hat on for the people who want no debate on this issue, and instead of protecting women and girls, insist on protecting men from countries where women and girls are treated as second class citizens.

More data has been promised.
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LupaMoonhowl · 27/08/2025 07:52

Absentmindedsmile · 26/08/2025 23:45

You have got yourself in a pickle, haven’t you.

😂 yes indeed - utterly bizarre posts 😂😂

RingoJuice · 27/08/2025 08:30

Lavender14 · 26/08/2025 22:19

Well this is the problem isn't it. The government doesn't want to tackle the actual root causes leading to immigration and tbh a large portion of Joe Public probably wouldn't want that either because it would mean a day to day impact on things like the type of fuel we use, the cost of things and actively trying to cut down on waste/ plastics etc and that will be hard in a capitalist and consumerist driven society. Its just so much easier to be annoyed at the people who are struggling/blame them for seeking help than to actually enact change collectively.

To me it's the nimby principle- everyone wants something done about immigration they just don't want to have to be the ones to do it/foot the bill for it. So in the meantime we have actual human beings in desperate need of help. Instead of overhauling our home office system we have wasted stupid money on schemes that are an abuse of human rights that have flopped anyway.

First port of call is a more efficient home office system and enabling people to work quickly after arrival. Using that to fill roles that are harder to fill and boost the economy to create money that could be used for longer term solutions tackling problems at the root.

Climate change isn’t the reason. It’s poverty. Or the lure of easy money. A rich country with poor environmental conditions will be fine—you won’t see so many Gulf Arabs or Singaporeans as refugees.

Honestly the global south needs cheap energy, as much as possible, to fuel development. That’s the only way to stop them coming: it’s a win-win.

TopPocketFind · 27/08/2025 08:42

Amnesty International

WHY DO PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR COUNTries

There are many reasons why it might be too difficult or dangerous for people to stay in their own countries. For example, children, woman and men flee from violence, war, hunger, extreme poverty, because of their sexual or gender orientation, or from the consequences of climate change or other natural disasters.
Often people will face a combination of these difficult circumstances.

People who leave their countries are not always fleeing danger. They might believe they have a better chance of finding work in another country because they have the education or capital to seek opportunities elsewhere. Others might want to join relatives or friends who are already living abroad. Or they might seek to start or finish their education in another country. There are lots of different reasons for people to start a journey to build a life in a new country.

ginasevern · 27/08/2025 08:50

MiloMinderbinder925 · 26/08/2025 19:47

I didn't mention protests. That isn't how refugee status is determined at all, it depends on the circumstances of the individual. How do you know very few asylum seekers have documents?

Because the "circumstances of the individual" are assessed in the most part by oratory evidence. Very few asylum seekers have anything solid to demonstrate their persecution. Think about it for a moment. Is it likely that they would have a copy of an arrest warrant, police reports or court documents for example? I can tell you that the majority do not. At present the case officer is generally only able to judge a claim on their perception of that individual (in other words whether they think that person is being honest). Their story also has to correlate with known areas of persecution in the country from which they say they have fled. So for example, if they say they are gay and come from Libya then that's a box ticked. No backgrounds checks into their lives, families, alleged persecution, criminal records or even existence are made by the Home Office. Would you like to explain to me how you think the asylum process works?

LupaMoonhowl · 27/08/2025 08:59

the country from which they say they have fled. So for example, if they say they are gay and come from Libya then that's a box ticked. No backgrounds checks into their lives, families, alleged persecution, criminal records or even existence are made by the Home Office.
Precisely.
And they have endless coaching available on TikTok etc to give them the script.

RingoJuice · 27/08/2025 09:57

TopPocketFind · 27/08/2025 08:42

Amnesty International

WHY DO PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR COUNTries

There are many reasons why it might be too difficult or dangerous for people to stay in their own countries. For example, children, woman and men flee from violence, war, hunger, extreme poverty, because of their sexual or gender orientation, or from the consequences of climate change or other natural disasters.
Often people will face a combination of these difficult circumstances.

People who leave their countries are not always fleeing danger. They might believe they have a better chance of finding work in another country because they have the education or capital to seek opportunities elsewhere. Others might want to join relatives or friends who are already living abroad. Or they might seek to start or finish their education in another country. There are lots of different reasons for people to start a journey to build a life in a new country.

Amnesty at least admits it. None of the conditions of the final paragraph are a basis for asylum, but Amnesty doesn’t care.

RingoJuice · 27/08/2025 09:58

LupaMoonhowl · 27/08/2025 08:59

the country from which they say they have fled. So for example, if they say they are gay and come from Libya then that's a box ticked. No backgrounds checks into their lives, families, alleged persecution, criminal records or even existence are made by the Home Office.
Precisely.
And they have endless coaching available on TikTok etc to give them the script.

There was a hilarious case iirc in Ireland where an asylum seeker said he was gay so was allowed to stay. Later on he had a wife so was asked about it—and he said oh, actually I’m bisexual.

And they accepted it!

TopPocketFind · 27/08/2025 10:00

RingoJuice · 27/08/2025 09:57

Amnesty at least admits it. None of the conditions of the final paragraph are a basis for asylum, but Amnesty doesn’t care.

You conveniently miss that climate change is one of the reasons.

If people don't meet the conditions, they wont get granted asylum.

RingoJuice · 27/08/2025 10:04

TopPocketFind · 27/08/2025 10:00

You conveniently miss that climate change is one of the reasons.

If people don't meet the conditions, they wont get granted asylum.

It’s not recognized as a basis of an asylum application.

MiloMinderbinder925 · 27/08/2025 11:13

ginasevern · 27/08/2025 08:50

Because the "circumstances of the individual" are assessed in the most part by oratory evidence. Very few asylum seekers have anything solid to demonstrate their persecution. Think about it for a moment. Is it likely that they would have a copy of an arrest warrant, police reports or court documents for example? I can tell you that the majority do not. At present the case officer is generally only able to judge a claim on their perception of that individual (in other words whether they think that person is being honest). Their story also has to correlate with known areas of persecution in the country from which they say they have fled. So for example, if they say they are gay and come from Libya then that's a box ticked. No backgrounds checks into their lives, families, alleged persecution, criminal records or even existence are made by the Home Office. Would you like to explain to me how you think the asylum process works?

I've already said that that the process depends on the individual. There is no one size fits all way of assessing asylum cases.

The asylum process isn't public so it's highly unlikely that you know anything about it. It can take several years because evidence needs to be collected.

genesis92 · 27/08/2025 11:25

So when the facts and stats completely destroy any pro mass migration argument lefties have, the only option left is that these stats must be false

The delusion is off the scale 😂

Do you guys have any idea what’s happened in Sweden due to mass migration? Educate yourselves, and maybe use your “critical thinking skills” you apparently have in abundance

poetryandwine · 27/08/2025 11:28

sleepwouldbenice · 26/08/2025 14:05

Fact
These stats quoted by the liar farage are crap
news.sky.com/story/fact-checking-farage-are-foreigners-more-likely-than-britons-to-commit-sexual-offences-13407029
End of discussion until you can behave properly

Huge thanks to @sleepwouldbenice for posting this analysis from Sky News.

The short version: it shows that Afghan males are actually about three times as likely as British males to commit VAWG. It uses excellent data from ONS and points out why even this may be an over-estimate.

Sure, this is still a problem. As much as I believe in the concept of refuge, I have no problem dealing harshly with refugees who are soundly convicted of grossly abusing the humanity of others. But this must be done very, very carefully. Nigel Farage and Reform are absolutely the wrong people for that.

poetryandwine · 27/08/2025 11:48

ginasevern · 27/08/2025 08:50

Because the "circumstances of the individual" are assessed in the most part by oratory evidence. Very few asylum seekers have anything solid to demonstrate their persecution. Think about it for a moment. Is it likely that they would have a copy of an arrest warrant, police reports or court documents for example? I can tell you that the majority do not. At present the case officer is generally only able to judge a claim on their perception of that individual (in other words whether they think that person is being honest). Their story also has to correlate with known areas of persecution in the country from which they say they have fled. So for example, if they say they are gay and come from Libya then that's a box ticked. No backgrounds checks into their lives, families, alleged persecution, criminal records or even existence are made by the Home Office. Would you like to explain to me how you think the asylum process works?

According to gov.uk and the web sites of several law firms who represent asylum seekers, it is rare for an asylum claim to be granted solely on the basis of verbal evidence.

Only about 50% of claims decided in the last year were successful. Insufficient evidence is a key reason for tejection.

There is often physical evidence when men practise gay sex, you know.

poetryandwine · 27/08/2025 12:09

ginasevern · 26/08/2025 18:45

I didn't say they were persecuted just for protests. You mentioned protests and I responded to that prat of your comment. I do know that most of the asylum process is based on oral evidence and judged by a case officer on the basis of "likelihood" and assessed against established legal principles for refugee status. In other words, it's almost impossible to determine economic migrants from genuine cases. Very few asylum seekers have any written documentation to prove their claims or indeed any documentation full stop.

What is your source for believing that sylum claims are assessed mostly on the basis of oral evidence? The websites of gov.uk and a number of law firms working with asylum seekers emphatically say otherwise.

ginasevern · 27/08/2025 12:10

poetryandwine · 27/08/2025 11:48

According to gov.uk and the web sites of several law firms who represent asylum seekers, it is rare for an asylum claim to be granted solely on the basis of verbal evidence.

Only about 50% of claims decided in the last year were successful. Insufficient evidence is a key reason for tejection.

There is often physical evidence when men practise gay sex, you know.

If you're remotely suggesting that asylum seekers are intimately examined for this or any other purpose then you are you are very, very wrong indeed. Below is just one paragraph on the subject from the "Home Office Policy Instruction on Sexual Orientation in Asylum Claims":

“Detailed questioning in regard to sexual practices must not be asked. Sexually explicit evidence, even if it is provided voluntarily by the claimant, must not in any circumstances be accepted: such evidence does not necessarily have probative value and would of its nature, infringe human dignity, the respect of which is guaranteed by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights”

poetryandwine · 27/08/2025 12:15

Thanks, @ginasevern . Now what about that source, contradicting HMG and the expert solicitors?

pointythings · 27/08/2025 13:00

genesis92 · 27/08/2025 11:25

So when the facts and stats completely destroy any pro mass migration argument lefties have, the only option left is that these stats must be false

The delusion is off the scale 😂

Do you guys have any idea what’s happened in Sweden due to mass migration? Educate yourselves, and maybe use your “critical thinking skills” you apparently have in abundance

The stats have done nothing of the sort. All they've done is show that data can be manipulated. Have you read the fact check link posted several times on this thread? Or do you not like facts?

MiloMinderbinder925 · 27/08/2025 13:12

genesis92 · 27/08/2025 11:25

So when the facts and stats completely destroy any pro mass migration argument lefties have, the only option left is that these stats must be false

The delusion is off the scale 😂

Do you guys have any idea what’s happened in Sweden due to mass migration? Educate yourselves, and maybe use your “critical thinking skills” you apparently have in abundance

What 'pro mass immigration argument' do 'lefties' have?

Talking about delusional, immigration went through the roof under the Tories. Bet you kept voting for them though.

Mlddleoftheroad · 27/08/2025 14:28

Pro mass migration
Educate yourself
Loony lefties

Are all phrases I hear from the person I know who fell down the MAGA far right rabbit hole and turned from a rational empathetic human being who liked to learn into a rabid, closed minded, immigrant hating, irrational one with a lack of critical thinking skills and a pair of blinkers.

Interesting seeing it here by people claiming not be far right.

No3392 · 27/08/2025 14:56

Absentmindedsmile · 26/08/2025 14:17

@Serpentstooth @No3392

Obviously not. It is data obtained from the Ministry of Justice under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.

So as I said, it is factual information. I know it’s difficult to believe it when you don’t want to.

There’s lots of information from the FOI request provided, if you look at the link.

‘This never before seen data, released by the Centre for Migration Control, shows that between 2021 and 2023 there were over 100,000 foreign nationals convicted for a serious crime in England and Wales, and nearly 70 nationalities with a criminality rate that is higher than the British public.

Few people and even fewer politicians feel comfortable enough to identify the causal link between open borders and sexual assault, (or the drug epidemic, or the ubiquity of theft.)

For each of these offences, the rate of conviction for foreign nationals is far, far higher than that of the British people.

Edited

Ahhh it is the debunked data.

Hilarious. Bless you 😂

news.sky.com/story/fact-checking-farage-are-foreigners-more-likely-than-britons-to-commit-sexual-offences-13407029

arethereanyleftatall · 27/08/2025 15:12

RingoJuice · 26/08/2025 14:36

Good luck trying to get British people to understand the concept of per capita or disproportionality.

Absolutely this. The second post in by @genpopwas staggeringly asinine.

Winter2020 · 27/08/2025 21:28

VegQueen · 26/08/2025 19:00

The numerator is for number of offences in 2023 and the denominator is the number of people of each nationality in 2021. As we know, there has been a big increase in people coming to the country between 2021 and 2023 and that will make a really big difference seeing as the overall numbers of people are relatively small. For example one of the groups that have the biggest difference are Afghans - but there has been a massive increase in asylum seekers from Afghanistan since the Taliban took over in 2021 so it is completely inappropriate to use an old denominator. You can look up blogs/articles explaining this.The underlying numbers are correct but they have been put together incorrectly.

Thank you for the calm and rational explanation.

I am interested in these statistics and facts but if this data is incorrect/unfair then it needs looking at again.

Absentmindedsmile · 27/08/2025 23:21

So shocking. There are a lot of people trying to minimise the impact of men living in the uk, from countries where women and girls are treated like shit.

The Sky article ties itself in knots. Anyone jumping gleefully on their analysis which purports to show look they’re bad but not as bad as people were told, should be ashamed for refusing to accept that foreign nationals are disproportionately convicted for certain crimes.

The data in the OP has not been debunked - it’s been manipulated by people who can’t / don’t want to accept the truth. As the article itself repeats - Sky News has never once reported on Ministry of Justice data which shows a quarter of sexual assault and rape convictions last year were of foreign nationals.

I’ve said it three times now but I’ll emphasise it again - many Western feminists will prioritise men of an ethnic minority over the women of their own country. Hirsi Ali talks about this in her book Prey.

Ali is a feminist , ex Muslim, who was subjected to FGM in Somalia age 3. She asks Why so few people are talking about the eruption of sexual violence and harassment in Europe’s cities.

She states that No-one in a position of power wants to admit that the problem is linked to the arrival of several million migrants—most of them young men—from Muslim-majority countries.

Ali ‘presents startling statistics, criminal cases and personal testimony.

Among these facts: In 2014, sexual violence in Western Europe surged following a period of stability. In 2018 Germany, “offences against sexual self-determination” rose 36 percent from their 2014 rate; nearly two-fifths of the suspects were non-German.

In Austria in 2017, asylum-seekers were suspects in 11 percent of all reported rapes and sexual harassment cases, despite making up less than 1 percent of the total population.

This violence isn’t a figment of alt-right propaganda, Hirsi Ali says, even if neo-Nazis exaggerate it.

She explains why so many young Muslim men who arrive in Europe engage in sexual harassment and violence, tracing the roots of sexual violence in the Muslim world from institutionalized polygamy to the lack of legal and religious protections for women’.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40153681-prey

Prey: Immigration, Islam, and the Erosion of Women's Ri…

Why are so few people talking about the eruption of sex…

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40153681-prey

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RingoJuice · 28/08/2025 06:36

many Western feminists will prioritise men of an ethnic minority over the women of their own country

This cannot be repeated enough. One starts to think that they reserve their empathy for whoever is lowest on the ‘victim hierarchy’. So they care about gender confused men and third-world migrants over first-world women and girls

TopPocketFind · 28/08/2025 07:50

Repeating it doesn’t make it true