Some ethnic groups are better at crime than others. That is fact but people are afraid to say anything. Just like the papers now are not allowed to describe the ethnicity of a suspect that committed a crime in news articles. Why?
I would think that anyone looking at patterns of immigration to this continent would see with each wave there was an accompanying pattern of criminality. This has been largely the case since the first fleet arrived, as we don't have any statistics much before that. This criminality would at first generally be seen as in line with the levels in the place the people come from, and reflect the patterns they are familiar with, as we would expect. In every group there will be those that want a quick way to riches, or who have an entrenched view about taking what they want. I went to school with several people like this - I would think we all have met a few. There have been countless books on this topic starting with the theme of Crime in a Criminal Society (ie the First Fleet).
But time and again, the detailed studies of crime and criminality, such as those produced by BOCSAR in NSW, demonstrate that criminality is spread across all groups in society, and that over time, the rates for each group tend to equalise.
My own experience has been that the major threats have come from people of anglo-european or islander origins, because they predominate in my area. I imagine if I lived in Liverpool, Cabramatta, Bankstown or Hurstville I would see a different mix of offenders queuing outside the local Courthouse for their hearings.
As an example, based on my observations going to/from work, young men with caps on backwards and backpacks are regularly searched at local railways stations, and many may believe it is all about drugs. Well perhaps at the end of the day it is, but most of the searches turn up stolen goods/merchandise. I don't know how many times I have seen mostly young men of Caucasian appearance sitting with their back to the railing outside our local station, with the merchandise laid out beside them, and being photographed. The "I must of lost the docket" (sic) excuse generally accompanies the search. (Note: Recent advice is that people who steal for a living carry out between 20-40 thefts per week.)
Every time we highlight one ethnic group, the others get a free ride. There are pockets of people of all ethnicities across the country who prefer criminality to being a productive member of society - I doubt it will ever change. We can argue all we like about disadvantage and need vs the nature of the individual and what they learned at home, but I doubt we will ever hit on a solution that will effectively prevent criminal behaviour in the sort of liberal democracy we have. We have seen criminality lower in some more autocratic societies, but some would say it has just transferred from the people to those in power.
I am not saying there are not various organised crime groups in the various ethnic groups. I think there are, in
all ethnic groups. Just some come more to prominence at certain times, or their crimes are focussed in a narrower range of activities that calls attention to them. And I would think that many of us know wonderful people who make great contributions to our society, that come from these same ethnic groups and that this more than outweighs the actions of the few.
Just my opinion.