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A recent analysis of official UK data by the Center for Migration Control (CMC) reveals that Indian nationals have experienced the most significant percentage increase in convictions for sexual offenses over the past four years. During this period, convictions among Indians surged by 257%, while the overall number of foreign national convictions for such crimes increased by 62%.
Based on UK Ministry of Justice figures, sexual offense convictions involving Indian nationals rose from 28 cases in 2021 to 100 in 2024. Other nationalities with notable increases include Nigerians (166%), Iraqis (160%), Sudanese (117%), and Afghans (115%). Bangladeshis and Pakistanis also saw rises in convictions by 100% and 47%, respectively.
The data, sourced from the Police National Computer, also indicates that Indians ranked third in serious crime convictions, with a 115% increase from 2021 to 2024—growing from 273 to 588 cases. The CMC noted that between 2021 and 2024, roughly 75,000 convictions of foreign nationals were recorded, highlighting a general upward trend.
These findings follow recent UK Home Office reports that showed a near doubling of Indian nationals in detention over the past year. Indians are also the second-largest group obtaining study visas (98,014) and the largest for work and tourist visas. Additionally, India has recently been added to the list of countries from which foreign offenders are to be deported immediately after sentencing, before any appeals.
In 2022, the countries with the highest number of sexual offense convictions included India (100), Romania (92), Poland (83), Pakistan (56), Afghanistan (43), Nigeria (40), Sudan (37), Bangladesh (34), and Portugal (33).
The Ministry of Justice advised caution when interpreting the data because offenders might have multiple nationalities recorded and instances where an offender’s nationality remained unlisted were excluded. The data also shows that, in 2024, foreign nationals accounted for a 62% increase in sexual offense convictions—rising from 687 in 2021 to 1,114—compared to a 39.3% increase among British nationals, from 4,409 to 6,142.
The seven nationalities primarily crossing the Channel—Afghans, Syrians, Iranians, Vietnamese, Eritreans, Sudanese, and Iraqis—experienced a 110% increase in sexual offense convictions between 2021 and 2024. Overall, foreign nationals’ convictions rose by 19.6%, from 17,417 to 20,826, while convictions for British nationals increased by 5.9%, from 138,307 to 146,511. Consequently, foreign national convictions are growing at roughly three times the rate of British convictions.
In 2024, the highest counts of non-summary convictions for foreign nationals were from Romania (3,271), Albania (2,150), Poland (1,869), Ireland (1,105), Lithuania (737), India (588), Iran (508), Bulgaria (489), Portugal (485), and Algeria (472).
A government spokesperson reiterated that individuals committing such crimes in the UK will face strict legal consequences, including deportation at the earliest opportunity. Thanks to recent border security reforms, asylum claims from these offenders are also to be denied. Since taking office, the government claims to have deported nearly 5,200 foreign national offenders, marking a 14% increase compared to the previous year, with further efforts to continue enforcement.
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