2. Homelessness caused by a flood of migrants
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A growing crisis across Europe, with migrants disproportionately affected due to factors like housing shortages, lack of access to social benefits, and a "hostile environment" created by some policies. Specific figures directly attributing homelessness solely to "immigration" are not tracked uniformly, but data indicates significant portions of the homeless population in certain cities are migrants.
General European Homelessness Figures
Overall Rise: Across the EU, homelessness has risen dramatically, increasing by an estimated 70% over the past decade and 43% in 2024 alone.
Total Numbers: Over 1.2 million people are estimated to be homeless in Europe on any given night.
Migrants as a Proportion of Homeless Populations in Specific Cities
Data from various reports highlights the significant representation of migrants in the homeless population of specific cities:
London: Reports suggest that around 40-50% of rough sleepers in some areas of London are from Central and Eastern European EU member countries.
Stockholm: Approximately 50% of the homeless people in Stockholm have been reported as being from Finland (who are EU citizens).
Dublin: In March 2022, EU/EEA citizens accounted for 50% of new single adult presentations to homeless services and 37% of new family presentations.
Key Contributing Factors
Housing Crisis: Europe is facing a severe housing crisis with widespread lack of affordable housing and high rents in key cities like Rotterdam, The Hague, Amsterdam, London, Paris, and Dublin. This impacts low-income households generally, but migrants are particularly vulnerable.
Policy and Access to Services: Migrants, especially those with precarious, irregular, or undocumented status, often face challenges accessing social benefits, shelters, and other support services due to residency requirements and restrictive policies.
Vulnerability: The foreign-born population in the EU is, on average, almost twice as likely to be at risk of poverty and social exclusion than native-born individuals. Migrant workers often hold low-wage jobs, making them susceptible to underpayment and unable to afford housing.
Lack of Coordinated Response: The increase in homelessness highlights a lack of coordinated policies across Europe to address the issue effectively.
These figures underscore the link between migration and homelessness, not necessarily as a direct cause-and-effect of the act of migration itself, but resulting from systemic issues in housing markets and social welfare systems that disproportionately affect vulnerable migrant populations.
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@shavixmir saidDid you read the post? The article refers to Cities in Poland v Cities across Europe. Cities. Not countries.
We’ve already been over this radical nonsense:
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/safest-countries-in-europe
Poland is not the safest by far.
@Rajk999 saidAs I predicted.....
2. Homelessness caused by a flood of migrants
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A growing crisis across Europe, with migrants disproportionately affected due to factors like housing shortages, lack of access to social benefits, and a "hostile environment" created by some policies. Specific figures directly attributing homelessness solely to "immigration" are not tracked ...[text shortened]... tems that disproportionately affect vulnerable migrant populations.
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@Ghost-of-a-Duke saidYeah ... you predicted this :
As I predicted.....
"The immigration wave to Poland in the past decade has gone hand-in-hand with a decline in crime – both overall and among migrants themselves. Migrants commit relatively fewer crimes than Poles."
Poland's fall in crime, is because Poland refuses Islamic immigrants. Studies have shown that Poles dislike Muslims [damn smart people], and the government has instead taken in refugees from Ukraine, which is another low-crime country who assimilate well and contribute to the Polish economy.
The rest of Europe takes in immigrants from all over the Islamic world and also North Africa. Many of these immigrants do not assimilate, neither can they contribute because they are poorly educated or trained. They therefore go on welfare and get themselves into criminal activity.
@shavixmir saidWrong. Certain cities in Europe have a disproportionate concentration of immigrants, which cause these cities to be plagued with petty crimes, beggars, tent-people, scam artists, thieves, rapists and murderers. Other cities because of their location are not so cursed.
Uhuh… the famous Polish cities of safety… compared to Rotterdam, Breda, Stuttgart, Edinburgh, Luxemburg…
Moron.
If the country isn’t the safest, then the cities aren’t either, eh.
@Rajk999 saidSweden # 1. They have been for some time. It must be the White Blonde headed Muslims there eh?
1. Rape per 100,000 across Europe
Sweden: 57–73
England & Wales: 62
France: 62.7 (2023)
Finland: 42.5 (2023)
Belgium: 91
Germany: 15.5 (2023)
Georgia: 3.1 (2019)
Poland: 1.3
[Source Google AI]
Whats going on in Poland and Georgia?
Are women safer in those countries?
@Rajk999 saidAh, the racist thing again.
Wrong. Certain cities in Europe have a disproportionate concentration of immigrants, which cause these cities to be plagued with petty crimes, beggars, tent-people, scam artists, thieves, rapists and murderers. Other cities because of their location are not so cursed.
Whodda thunk it.
So, if these cities are sooooo safe in Poland, how come the country isn’t?
Is that all the farmers stealing bicycles or something?
Think about it. Just a second, before you tumble back down your rabbit hole of ignorance.
@shavixmir saidNobody is interested in your stupid labels. Truth is all that matters. Learn to speak that and you will get out of the hole you are in. The truth - Minneapolis is a high crime area. Its one city in Minnesota and has a high Somali population. Crime rate there runs into 70/100,000, while the rest of the state is about 5/100,000. One state, two different crime rates.
Ah, the racist thing again.
Whodda thunk it.
So, if these cities are sooooo safe in Poland, how come the country isn’t?
Is that all the farmers stealing bicycles or something?
Think about it. Just a second, before you tumble back down your rabbit hole of ignorance.
Same with many European cities. Polish cities are relatively safe compared to some of the large European cities that have a high immigrant population, especially from Muslim countries. Poland accepts immigrants only from Ukraine, which is a low crime country, but refuse Muslims. Polish people are wise, and accept the truth, which is that immigrants from Muslim countries and North Africa commit more crime.
@shavixmir saidStockholm ..
Ah, the racist thing again.
Whodda thunk it.
So, if these cities are sooooo safe in Poland, how come the country isn’t?
Is that all the farmers stealing bicycles or something?
Think about it. Just a second, before you tumble back down your rabbit hole of ignorance.
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Crime in Stockholm presents a mixed picture: the city is generally safe for tourists and daily life in central areas, but it is experiencing a significant and widely reported challenge with gang-related violence, which gives it one of the highest rates of fatal shootings in Europe.
General Safety and Petty Crime
For most residents and visitors, Stockholm is considered a safe city. Like any major capital, common issues include:
Pickpocketing and petty theft in crowded tourist areas, public transport hubs (like T-Centralen), and main shopping streets.
A generally low risk of general violent crime for the average person not involved in criminal activity.
Gang Violence and Organized Crime
The most significant crime issue in Stockholm is an increase in organized, gang-related crime. This specific type of violence has escalated in recent years and involves:
Shootings and bombings that are often linked to rival drug gangs.
Recruitment of minors, as young as 10-15 years old, to carry out violent acts.
Concentration in specific areas, primarily in disadvantaged suburbs and the outskirts of the city (such as Rinkeby and Husby), rather than in the main tourist districts and city center.
While incidents have occasionally occurred in public spaces, the violence is largely contained within criminal networks and poses a generally low risk to bystanders, though there is a risk of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Context and Comparisons
It is important to consider how crime statistics are compiled:
Sweden has different counting methods than other countries (e.g., recording the same crime multiple times in some cases), which can make direct comparisons difficult.
While overall traditional crime rates have fluctuated or even decreased for some categories, the sharp and continuous rise in gun violence is an exception to the trend seen in most other European countries.
In summary, Stockholm is a generally safe place with a high quality of life, but it is battling a serious and visible challenge with organized gang crime that has increased the overall perception and reality of certain types of violence in specific areas.
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