Fact check: Are Muslims in NSW and Victoria three times more likely than other groups to be convicted of crimes?
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posted on 2024-06-03, 15:47authored byEllen McCutchan, David Campbell
In his headline-grabbing first speech last week, Katter's Australian Party senator Fraser Anning made a number of claims relating to Muslim immigrants. Among them was a claim that Muslims in Australia were overrepresented in crime rates, "vastly exceeding other immigrant groups". Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Video: Watch Fraser Anning make the claim during his maiden speech (ABC News) "Muslims in NSW and Victoria are three times more likely than other groups to be convicted of crimes," he stated. Is this correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check takes a look.