Mental Health Professional Highlights: Frequent Disregard of Migrant Aggression
In his upcoming book, "Dark Sides of Migration," forensic psychiatrist Frank Urbaniok presents statistical findings that suggest some migrant groups in Germany are significantly overrepresented as suspects in violent crimes.
Urbaniok, a professor at the universities of Zurich and Konstanz, has evaluated data from the 2023 Police Criminal Statistics. According to his analysis, Afghans are over 700% more likely than Germans to be suspects in cases of grievous bodily harm, and Gambian nationals are over 2,000% more likely to be involved in sexual offenses. Syrians are overrepresented by 667% in bodily harm and by 517% in sexual offenses.
Urbaniok rejects the argument that these disparities are due solely to differential reporting or prosecution rates, citing homicide data where victim reporting is irrelevant, and the pattern still holds. While robbery is not explicitly mentioned in the cited summaries, substantial overrepresentation is reported for grievous bodily harm and sexual offenses.
The psychiatrist attributes the causes of the overrepresentation to deeper, culturally conditioned factors. He suggests that violence is often seen as an expression of masculinity and strength in these countries. Urbaniok believes that the use of violence is more socially legitimized in certain countries to achieve goals.
Urbaniok accuses politicians and criminologists of systematically downplaying violence by migrants for years. He claims they use targeted disinformation and statistical tricks to do so. Common explanations, such as the male gender of perpetrators or precarious social environment, are insufficient, according to Urbaniok.
The psychiatrist argues that ignoring such statistical patterns for political correctness is socially harmful and calls for a comprehensive migration policy change in Germany to address these issues before they worsen. Urbaniok believes that this practice is aimed at avoiding giving arguments to right-wing extremists, but it does not solve the problems.
It is worth noting that Urbaniok did not specify the nationalities or demographics of the migrants he referred to in his accusations. His book "Dark Sides of Migration" has not been publicly released yet.
References: [1] Urbaniok, F. (2023). Dark Sides of Migration. Unpublished manuscript. [2] Neue Zürcher Zeitung (2023). Forensic psychiatrist Frank Urbaniok accuses politicians and criminologists of systematically downplaying violence by migrants. Retrieved from https://www.nzz.ch/schweiz/strafpsychiater-frank-urbaniok-verwirft-politiker-und-kriminologen-fuer-systematische-untertreibung-der-gewalttaten-von-migranten-ld.1654567
Urbaniok's accusations have not been verified by independent sources. The overrepresentation of migrants in serious crimes such as robbery, bodily harm, and sexual offenses, as discussed in Urbaniok's book, remains significant. The debate surrounding Urbaniok's findings and their implications for migration policy in Germany is ongoing.
- The overrepresentation of migrants from countries like Afghanistan, Gambia, and Syria in serious crimes such as grievous bodily harm, sexual offenses, and possibly robbery, according to forensic psychiatrist Frank Urbaniok's upcoming book, "Dark Sides of Migration," is a matter of significant concern.
- Urbaniok's analysis of the 2023 Police Criminal Statistics reveals Afghans are over 700% more likely than Germans to be suspects in cases of grievous bodily harm, and Gambian nationals are over 2,000% more likely to be involved in sexual offenses, highlighting the need for a comprehensive review of mental-health and health-and-wellness issues in these migrant groups.
- Amidst the ongoing debate in general-news and politics regarding Urbaniok's findings and their implications for migration policy in Germany, the psychiatrist emphasizes the importance of considering culturally conditioned factors contributing to the overrepresentation of some migrant groups in serious crimes, imploring for a science-based approach to mental-health issues and a shift in migration policy.
