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Victims of crime

Often immigrant and ethnic minority groups are stereotyped as criminals, or at least as potential criminals; yet the EU-MIDIS results illustrate clearly that significant numbers of people from minority backgrounds are in need of assistance, protection and support as victims of crime.


Key Findings

Ethnic minorities as victims of crime

The average rate of criminal victimisation for all groups surveyed in EU-MIDIS was 24%. In other words – every fourth person from a minority group was a victim of crime at least once in the 12 months preceding the survey.

On average, the highest levels of overall victimisation were experienced by Sub-Saharan Africans (33%), closely followed by the Roma (32%), then North Africans (26%), Central and Eastern Europeans (24%), Turkish people (21%), Russians (17%) and Ex-Yugoslavs (14%).

Detailed breakdown of the discrimination results

About the survey


The survey respondents were asked about whether they had been a victim of the following 5 types of crime:

1) theft of or from a vehicle
2) burglary or attempted burglary
3) theft of personal property not involving force or threat
4) assault and threat
5) harassment of a serious nature

If respondents indicated they were a victim of crime, they were asked a series of detailed questions, including whether they considered their victimisation to be racially motivated.


For a more detailed breakdown of the discrimination results see the Main Results Report

Main Results Report

For a more detailed breakdown of the discrimination results see the Main Results Report