Race is one of the correlates of crime receiving attention in academic studies, government surveys, media coverage, and public concern.
Research conducted in Europe and the United States on the matter has been widely published, particularly in relation to discrimination by criminal justice systems.
According to the Racial Disparity Audit conducted by the United Kingdom Prime Minister, in 2017 minorities living in Wales and England were more than 3.5 times more likely to be arrested than whites.
[1][2][3][4][5][6][excessive citations] Research also suggests that there may be possible discrimination by the judicial system, which contributes to a higher number of convictions for racial minorities in Sweden, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Denmark and France.
[11][12][13][14][excessive citations] Research also suggests that there may be possible discrimination by the judicial system, which contributes to a higher number of convictions for racial minorities.