This data is odd and designed to confuse.
The sheer number of arrests versus the low number of convictions is striking.
The numbers lead you to believe in a massive crime wave by illegal citizens and the data tries to hide details.
443,000 non-citizens booked into Texas jails: That includes illegal AND legal, Only 314,000 were illegal. Did they become illegal while being in prison because their VISAs lapsed? Or they were here too long on passport because they were in jail? Green card revoked while in jails? Who knows. Data won't say. You were here on vacation and got arrested for DUI? You're an illegal now!
How many were arrested AT THE BORDER crossing illegally with some other crime? No idea. Data won't say.
Only 200,000 convictions: Wait, so at MOST less than 2/3s were convicted of a crime. But more so, since many convictions include MULTIPLE convictions for different crimes, that number is likely down to 100,000 people or less being convicted.
And it seems a large number were arrested for "All Other Offenses"...like what? Driving without a valid license? Drunk in public?
And this is over a 14 year period and they won't even give us the NUMBER of people convicted or the number that were illegal when they committed their crimes.
