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The Danish government plans to double the penalties for crimes committed in deprived "ghetto" areas, where immigrant numbers are above-average.
It is part of a drive to have "no more ghettos by 2030", Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said.
The government lists 22 areas as "ghettos", where more than 50% of residents are non-Western immigrants.
The plan would let local police chiefs impose double punishments for some crimes, such as vandalism or theft.
Justice Minister Soeren Pape Poulsen, who leads the Danish Conservative Party, explained the initiative to Danish DR news.
"If there has been more vandalism, violence, threats and so on, then the local police chief can say that this is now a harsh penalty zone, and the penalty will be doubled when you commit a crime there."
It estimates that 28,000 immigrant families "live in a parallel society", and the proportion who do so reaches about 50% in "ghetto areas". The largest ethnic groups in that category are Somalis (44%) and Lebanese (41%), the ministry says.
The government listed the 22 "ghetto areas" in December, including data on unemployment, education levels and income.
An area is listed if its population matches at least three of five social criteria, which are:
It is part of a drive to have "no more ghettos by 2030", Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said.
The government lists 22 areas as "ghettos", where more than 50% of residents are non-Western immigrants.
The plan would let local police chiefs impose double punishments for some crimes, such as vandalism or theft.
Justice Minister Soeren Pape Poulsen, who leads the Danish Conservative Party, explained the initiative to Danish DR news.
"If there has been more vandalism, violence, threats and so on, then the local police chief can say that this is now a harsh penalty zone, and the penalty will be doubled when you commit a crime there."
It estimates that 28,000 immigrant families "live in a parallel society", and the proportion who do so reaches about 50% in "ghetto areas". The largest ethnic groups in that category are Somalis (44%) and Lebanese (41%), the ministry says.
The government listed the 22 "ghetto areas" in December, including data on unemployment, education levels and income.
An area is listed if its population matches at least three of five social criteria, which are:
- The population is more than 50% non-Western immigrant
- More than 2.7% have criminal convictions
- Unemployment is above 40%
- More than 50% have only a basic education
- Average gross income is less than 55% of the average for the region.