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k-mcgrady | karma 15276 | avg karma 3.37 · 2017-02-24 13:17:10+00:00

I would read that completely differently. The fact that 2.5x more immigrants are 'suspected' reads as a comment on racial profiling. Unless the author clarifies it's hard to read anything into the Sweden stat.

leereeves | karma 8853 | avg karma 1.97 · 2017-02-24 13:19:17+00:00

Judging by the other statements in the article, the author seems to have more interest in inspiring that doubt than in clarifying.

edblarney | karma 2121 | avg karma 1.83 · 2017-02-24 13:54:27+00:00

It depends on the context.

Generally, the most valid data from crime apparently comes from 'victimization surveys' - as opposed to actual police data, which is politicized.

So, from victimization surveys - people can only necessarily be 'suspected' of a crime i.e. 'were you robbed in the last year'? Well, if the person answered 'yes' - then the language may only imply that a specific individual was 'suspected' of a crime. Also, it's pretty difficult to determine ethnicity.

So this may not simply be a case of 'police suspects' vs 'police arrests' etc.. It's complicated. Better to have the references.

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