The Danish Institute for Human Rights (2022). Ethnic profiling - Main results from three investigations (Etnisk profilering - Hovedresultater fra tre undersøgelser), Copenhagen, March 2022

Country

Denmark

Title

The Danish Institute for Human Rights (2022). Ethnic profiling - Main results from three investigations (Etnisk profilering - Hovedresultater fra tre undersøgelser), Copenhagen, March 2022

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Year

2022

Type of publication

Report

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

National human rights body

Institution

Denmark, The Danish Institute for Human Rights (Institut for Menneskerettigheder)

Main Thematic Focus

Ethnic profiling

Target Population

Ethnic minorities

Key findings

The report investigates ethnic profiling in the Danish police. The report shows that ethnic minorities are more often charged for crimes in cases where they are later acquitted from. In 2009-2019, the probability of getting charged with af crime without conviction was 11 pct. for people with Danish origin while it was 14 and 16 pct. for immigrants and descendants respectively. These difference corresponds to a 27 pct. increase in the probability of getting charged with a crime that leads to acquittal for immigrants compared to citizens with Danish origin and a 45 pct. higher increase for descendents of immirgants compared to citizens with Danish origin.

Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)

Quantitative (registry-based study)

Sample details and representativeness

The report is based on 2,5 mio. charges and 270.000 arrests in the period 2009-2019.

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